Cheap flights from London to Miami

January is the cheapest month to fly from London to Miami, and the price calendar covers every month of the year, so you can weigh a winter escape against a summer one before you commit. South Florida's busy season runs from late autumn into spring, which is why January — outside the Christmas rush — tends to undercut the rest. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday especially, usually come in below Friday and Sunday. Watch school half-terms, Easter and the days around Christmas, when connecting fares tighten. Booking a couple of months ahead is safer than leaving it late, since every itinerary involves a change of plane.

Low-cost names like EasyJet Europe and Wizz Air UK sell you a seat and little else, so add bags and seat selection to the fare before you compare. Full-service carriers — Lufthansa, Swiss, Iberia, Finnair, Icelandair, Helvetic Airways, Edelweiss Air and LL — bundle more into the ticket, and both legs usually come as one booking. That single-booking detail is the one to check: on a self-made connection you carry the risk if the first flight is delayed.

Every flight lands at Miami Intl., the only airport serving the city, so there's no second arrival point to weigh up. It sits a short ride from downtown, while the beaches are further out along the coast — worth knowing when you pick a hotel. Taxis, rideshares and hotel shuttles are the usual ways into town. You clear US immigration and customs here, and the queues after a long overnight flight can be slow, so keep your first afternoon free.

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 Miami

442 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Pick your London airport first — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City all serve this route, and getting to the wrong one costs more than the fare gap.
• Check whether both legs are on one ticket; on separate bookings a missed connection is yours to fix.
• Add bags and seat selection to any low-cost fare before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• Make sure your passport and US entry authorisation are valid before you book.
• Weigh a January departure against the shoulder months on the price calendar.
• Leave a generous gap at the connection — every itinerary here changes planes.