Cheap flights from London to Aruba

April is the cheapest month for this route, and it sits in the stretch where fares are listed for September through April, with July also priced. The shoulder weeks outside the winter holidays are usually the calmest, and flying midweek tends to cost less than a Friday or Sunday departure. Watch the British school breaks and the days around Christmas and New Year, when both the London end and the island fill up. For April travel, book a few months ahead — the long-haul legs sell out before the connecting feeder flights do.

No budget carrier flies this route, so the choice is between network airlines: British Airways and Aer Lingus from these islands, Air France and KLM from mainland Europe, Turkish Airlines from Istanbul, Air Canada and WestJet from Canada, American Airlines and United Airlines from the United States, and Avianca from Colombia. Every one of them connects rather than flies nonstop, so the fare covers a combination of legs. What is included follows the fare family you pick, not the airline name — baggage, seat choice and changes can differ between two tickets on the same carrier. Check the baggage allowance on both legs, because the long-haul and short-haul rules are not always the same.

Every flight lands at Reina Beatrix, the island's only airport, on the western edge of Aruba close to Oranjestad and the main hotel strip. The terminal is small, so immigration and baggage usually move quickly, though a cluster of wide-body arrivals can slow things down. Taxis, rental cars and hotel shuttles are the usual ways into town, and the ride to the resort areas is short. Arrange your transfer before you land if you arrive in the evening, and keep your return or onward paperwork handy, as island immigration often asks to see it.

Currency

AWG (ƒ)

Power sockets

Type A, B, F · 127 V

Language

Papiamento, Dutch

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+297

Internet domain

.aw

Population of Aruba

29 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-04 (America/Aruba)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are leaving from, since a fare from Stansted is not the same trip as one from Heathrow.
• Check what the fare includes on both legs — the long-haul and short-haul baggage rules can differ.
• Know whether your connection is on a single ticket or separate ones, because separate tickets leave you carrying the risk of a missed link.
• Confirm the entry rules Aruba applies to your nationality, and whether you need proof of onward travel.
• Weigh April, the cheapest month here, against the busier school-holiday weeks.
• Look at total journey time with the connection, not just the flying time.