Cheap flights from London to Algiers

April is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers every month of the year, so you can see how the shoulder seasons sit against the summer peak. Spring and autumn are calmer than July and August, when families travel and seats go early. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and booking a few weeks ahead helps in the busy months. Around school breaks and the end-of-year holidays, start looking earlier than you would for April.

The airline mix here is wide. Wizz Air UK and Easyjet keep fares low with hand baggage only and charge extra for a checked bag, and Vueling and Pegasus work the same way on one-stop routings through their hubs. ITA Airways, Air France and British Airways are full-service, so a cabin bag and often a meal come with the ticket, with connections running through Rome or Paris. Air Europa and Air Europa express feed through Madrid, and Ajet routes travellers via Istanbul. On a connecting ticket, check whether your bag is checked through and how long the layover really is.

Algiers has a single international airport, Houari Boumediene, and it sits outside the city rather than in it, so build the transfer into your plans. Taxis and the airport bus are the usual ways into the centre, and the drive takes longer during the morning and evening rush. Agree the fare before you set off, or use a ride-hailing app if you have mobile data. If you land late, sort out cash at the airport rather than in town, and have your address written down for the driver.

Currency

DZD (DA)

Power sockets

Type C, E, F · 230 V

Language

Standard Algerian Berber, Arabic

Emergency number

14, 17, 1055

Driving side

right

Calling code

+213

Internet domain

.dz

Population of Algiers

2.4 M (2008)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Africa/Algiers)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are leaving from, because the city has several and they are nowhere near each other.
• Check the baggage rules on the low-cost fares, where a cabin bag is often all that is included.
• If your trip is split across separate tickets, leave a long gap in case the first flight slips.
• Confirm what you need to enter Algeria, and make sure your passport has enough validity left.
• Compare April with the summer months on the price calendar before you commit.
• Look at the layover airport as well as the total journey time when a fare looks unusually low.