Cheap flights from Manchester to New York

May is the cheapest month on this route, and the weeks around it are usually gentler than the summer peak. September and October are the next calm stretch, once the school holidays are over and before the Christmas rush. Flying midweek tends to cost less than a Friday or Sunday departure, and the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks are the priciest of the year, so book those well ahead. Prices are listed for every month from September through August, which makes it easy to see how far the calendar moves either side of May.

Every carrier here flies the route with a stop, so the real choice is where you change and what the ticket covers. British Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines are the full-service names you will see most, alongside Air France, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, Iberia and Edelweiss Air, which route you through their European hubs before the long leg. Easyjet is the low-cost option on the first hop, so read the fare rules before you assume a checked bag is included. If the two legs are sold separately, treat them as two journeys.

You land at one of three New York airports: Newark Liberty International, John F Kennedy or La Guardia. None of them sits in the middle of the city, so the last part of the trip is a train, a bus or a taxi, and the transfer differs from airport to airport. Check the code on your confirmation before you arrange anything on the ground, because a fare that looks cheaper may drop you at the field furthest from where you are staying. If you connect onward, try to keep the same airport on both legs.

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 New York

8.8 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm that your departure is from Manchester International and check the airport code on both legs.
• Read the baggage rules on the low-cost leg, where a cheap first hop often excludes a checked bag.
• If the two legs are on separate tickets, leave a long connection and plan to collect and re-check your bag.
• Make sure your passport and any United States entry authorisation are valid before you pay.
• Compare May against the summer and Christmas weeks, when fares on this route climb.
• Sort your New York transfer only after you know which of the three airports you land at.