Cheap flights from London to Cali

January is the cheapest month for this route, so if your dates are flexible, start there. Fares are listed from September through July, and August is not among the months with prices on this page. Late autumn and early spring are quieter, while December fills with people flying home for the holidays. Midweek departures out of London usually cost less than weekend ones, and Tuesday or Wednesday is the calmest day to leave. Book a few months ahead for the December peak and for the northern summer, when connecting seats through Europe and North America tighten.

The airline mix here is full-service rather than low-cost. AeroMéxico, Air Canada, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, Swiss, Air France and Air Europa all sell connecting itineraries, and BA CityFlyer and KLM Cityhopper add regional legs on the first hop out of London. German Airways appears too. None of them fly London to Cali non-stop, so every option is a connection, usually through a European hub or a North American one. What differs is what the fare includes: a light fare on one carrier can exclude the checked bag that a standard fare on another includes, and a change of airline mid-route can mean collecting bags and checking in again. Compare the total, not the headline.

Alfonso B. Aragon is the only airport serving Cali, and it lies outside the city rather than beside it, so the last stretch into the centre is a taxi or an airport bus. Because every London departure is a connection, Colombian immigration and customs come at the end of the trip, here rather than at your transfer point. Have your onward booking and your address in the city ready for the officer. If you land late, sort out your ride before you fly, since the airport goes quiet after the last arrivals. On the way out, check whether your first leg and your long-haul departure use the same terminal at the connecting airport.

Currency

COP (COL$)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 110 V

Language

Spanish

Emergency number

123

Driving side

right

Calling code

+57

Internet domain

.co

Population of Cali

2.5 M (2018)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Bogota)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from — London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted are not interchangeable.
• Confirm whether the trip is on one ticket or two; separate tickets mean re-checking bags at the connection.
• Read the baggage rules for your fare brand before comparing totals.
• Check Colombia's entry rules and your passport's remaining validity.
• Fly in January if your dates are open — that is when fares on this route are lowest.
• Book the December and mid-year peaks early, when connecting seats tighten.