Cheap flights from London to Caracas

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers September through June, so you can weigh autumn, winter and spring departures side by side. Outside that window the calendar goes quiet. Caracas sits in the tropics, so weather is not the reason to move your dates — price is. Test a midweek departure against a weekend one before you book: on a long connecting route that gap is usually wider than the gap between airlines. School holidays and the run-up to Christmas push fares up at both ends, so if your dates are fixed, book early rather than late.

Every carrier here is a full-service airline, so there is no low-cost option to fall back on: TAP Portugal, Air Europa, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Swiss, British Airways, BA CityFlyer, Avianca and American Airlines all show up in the results. Each sells a through ticket with a baggage allowance built in, which matters on a route this long — you want one ticket covering both legs, not two separate bookings. BA CityFlyer and Lufthansa City Airlines handle the shorter regional legs, while Avianca and American Airlines route you through the Americas instead. Compare connection times and total journey length, not just the headline fare.

Caracas has one international gateway, Simon Bolivar, and it sits out on the coast rather than in the city itself, so build in time for the transfer after you land. Licensed taxis and pre-booked transfers are the usual ways in; agree the fare or confirm the booking before you get into the car. Traffic between the airport and the centre can be heavy, and the drive is long enough that a late arrival is worth avoiding. Keep your onward address and your documents to hand, and check your airline's rules on baggage and connections before you fly, since the final leg into Caracas is where things most often go wrong.

Currency

VES (Bs.S)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Venezuelan Sign Language, Spanish

Emergency number

171, 911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+58

Internet domain

.ve

Population of Caracas

2.2 M (2017)

Time zone

UTC-04 (America/Caracas)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Pick your London airport first — Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Stansted do not price the same.
• Check whether one ticket covers both legs or you are booking them separately and carrying the missed-connection risk yourself.
• Confirm the baggage allowance on every leg, since through fares and separately booked legs rarely include the same weight.
• Make sure your passport and any Venezuelan entry paperwork stay valid well beyond your travel dates.
• Leave a comfortable buffer at the connection — nothing flies this route non-stop, so a tight change has no fallback.
• Book in November if your dates are flexible, and check the price calendar first.