Cheap flights from London to Omaha

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar shows September, October, December, January and April as the other months with fares worth comparing. Late autumn and winter travel between London and Omaha is quieter than the summer peak, so seats open up and connections through the hubs get easier to find. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday or Sunday flights, and it pays to book well ahead if your trip lands near Thanksgiving or Christmas, when Nebraskans fly home and Londoners fly out.

Every carrier on this route is a full-service network airline — there is no low-cost option, and all of them sell the trip as a connecting itinerary. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines cover the transatlantic leg from London, while Air Canada, WestJet and Aer Lingus handle the North American side, often through their own hubs. Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines route you through Germany or Belgium instead. What is included differs: a single ticket usually covers checked baggage and protects you if a connection is missed, while separate tickets on two airlines leave you to rebook and pay again.

Eppley Airfield is the only airport serving Omaha, and it sits a short drive from downtown, close enough that a taxi or rideshare into the city is quick. Hotel shuttles and rental cars are the other common ways in, and the terminal is small enough to cross on foot. Because the route is connecting, you clear US immigration and customs at your first point of entry rather than in Omaha, so build that stop into your plan. Check which London airport you leave from before you arrange ground transport at either end.

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 Omaha

486 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Chicago)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm which London airport you fly from, as Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Stansted are not interchangeable.
• Check if your ticket is one booking or two, since a missed connection on separate tickets is your problem, not the airline's.
• Look at the baggage allowance on each leg, as some fares on this route include a checked bag and others charge for it.
• Make sure your passport and any US entry authorisation are valid before you pay, since US rules apply from the moment you board.
• Compare November against the other months with fares on the calendar if your dates are flexible.
• Leave a comfortable gap at your US entry airport, where you clear immigration before the last flight to Omaha.