Cheap flights from London to Columbus

January is the cheapest month to fly this route, and it is the one to watch if your dates are flexible. Fares also show up across September to December and February, plus May through July, so late summer and early autumn travel carries published prices too. Late spring and summer are the busiest stretch on both ends. The weeks around Thanksgiving and Christmas are the ones to avoid if you can, since both cities empty out and fill up again on the same days. Midweek departures are usually quieter than Friday and Sunday. Book a few months ahead for the winter window; for summer, start looking as soon as the calendar opens.

Every carrier flying this route is a full-service airline, so there is no budget option in the mix. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Helvetic Airways and Portug all sell connecting itineraries, each routing you through its own hub rather than flying you straight there. What you get in the fare depends on the family you pick, not just the airline, so compare baggage and change rules on the exact ticket in front of you. Swiss, Edelweiss Air and Helvetic Airways come at the trip from Switzerland; Portug adds a Lisbon option.

Port Columbus is the airport you land at, and it is the city's main gateway, so there is no second airport to weigh up on the US end. Downtown Columbus is a short ride from the terminal: taxi, ride share and local bus all make the trip, and the bus is the slower, cheaper one. If your connection lands late, check the last bus times before you count on it. Keep in mind that you clear US immigration at your first point of entry, not in Columbus, so leave a generous gap between flights. Rental cars sit at the airport if you are heading further into Ohio.

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 Columbus

906 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-04 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are leaving from before you compare fares, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City are not interchangeable.
• Check what your fare includes for checked baggage, since the lightest tickets on these connecting itineraries often charge extra.
• Make sure both legs sit on one ticket, or leave a long gap if you are booking them separately.
• Confirm your passport and any US entry requirements well before departure.
• Look at January first if your dates are flexible, and compare it with the months that carry published fares.