Cheap flights from Liverpool to New York

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the weeks either side of it, from late autumn into early winter, usually stay low too. Summer and the run-up to Christmas are the expensive stretches, when both Liverpool and New York fill with visiting family and holiday traffic. Midweek departures tend to undercut weekend ones. For summer and the Christmas period, book a few months ahead; for November you can often leave it later and still find a decent fare. School half-term weeks and the days around Thanksgiving in the States push fares up, so shift your dates by a few days if you can.

No airline flies Liverpool to New York non-stop, so every ticket pairs a short hop out of Liverpool John Lennon with a longer transatlantic leg. Easyjet is the low-cost name on the European side, where the fare covers your seat and a cabin bag and little else. British Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines are the full-service carriers on the ocean crossing, with a checked bag and meals usually in the fare. Aer Lingus and its regional partner Emerald Airlines, Iberia and Loganair Limited appear on connecting itineraries, where the first leg may be on a smaller aircraft. Check whether your bags are through-checked and whether the whole trip sits on one ticket.

New York has three airports, Newark Liberty International, John F Kennedy and La Guardia, and they are not interchangeable. All sit outside Manhattan, so allow time for the transfer. John F Kennedy and Newark Liberty International both have rail links into the city, while La Guardia relies on buses, taxis and rideshares. Leave plenty of room on the way back, because the roads into all three airports can be slow and the international terminals get busy later in the day. Check which airport your ticket names before you book a hotel, since crossing town between them is slow.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of New York

8.8 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Liverpool has one airport, so check that your ticket starts at Liverpool John Lennon.
• With no non-stop service, check the connection: one ticket keeps you protected if the first leg runs late, separate tickets do not.
• On a low-cost fare, add the cost of a checked bag before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• For the USA you need a valid passport plus an ESTA or a visa, so sort the paperwork before you book.
• New York has three airports, so note which one you land at before arranging a transfer or a hotel.
• November is the cheapest month on this route, so try shifting your dates into late autumn if the fare looks high.