Cheap flights from London to Kansas City

November is the cheapest month on this route, and it sits inside a priced window that runs from September through May. Autumn and late winter are the quieter stretches of that window, while the summer months sit outside it, so if your dates fall there you will be comparing fewer listed fares. Midweek departures are worth pricing against weekend ones before you commit, because a connecting trip rarely costs the same on every day of the week. If your travel falls around a holiday period in either country, book earlier — those seats go first.

Every itinerary on this route connects, so the airline you pick decides where you change planes and how long the journey takes. British Airways is the UK carrier here, alongside Iberia, TAP Portugal, Austrian, Swiss, Lufthansa and Lufthansa City Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Portug and WestJet, whose network adds a Canadian leg. These are network carriers rather than bare-bones low-cost airlines, and what each fare includes differs, so check baggage and seat rules before comparing totals. On one through ticket the airline looks after you if a connection slips; on separate tickets that cover is gone.

Kansas City Intl. is the airport you land at, and it is the only one named for this route. It sits outside the downtown grid, so plan on a road transfer rather than a short hop from the terminal — a taxi or a rideshare is the simple choice when you arrive at the end of a long connecting day. Because every itinerary from London changes planes, you normally clear US immigration and customs at your first point of entry rather than in Kansas City, so leave room in your plan for that stop. Keep your baggage tags and your onward boarding pass within reach until you are through.

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 Kansas City

508 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Chicago)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you fly from before you compare fares, because the city spreads departures across several airports.
• Check the layover on every itinerary, since nothing on this route flies non-stop.
• Read what the fare includes for bags and seats, because the carriers here differ and a low headline can grow.
• Make sure your passport and any US entry authorisation are valid before you pay.
• Price a midweek departure against a weekend one, and try November if your dates are flexible.
• If you book the legs separately, plan to collect and re-check your bags and allow a longer gap.