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Cheap Flights from Gatwick to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$599
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$626
San Diego
San Diego3 stops$855
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$740
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,032
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$599
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$626
San Diego
San Diego3 stops$855
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$740
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,032

Book Cheap Gatwick to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Gatwick to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Gatwick to California

週一, 11月 23 - 週二, 12月 1
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
4:35 pm - 3:15 pm
LGW
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LAX
30h 40m
1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
5:15 pm - 9:50 am
LAX
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LGW
32h 35m
1 stop
$599TAP AIR PORTUGAL
週一, 9月 21 - 週六, 9月 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 4:00 pm
LGW
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LAX
27h 50m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 12:10 pm
LAX
-
LGW
19h 55m
2 stops
$600Multiple Airlines
週二, 9月 1 - 週二, 9月 15
SWISS Logo
9:25 am - 4:30 pm
LGW
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LAX
15h 05m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
7:35 pm - 5:50 pm
LAX
-
LGW
14h 15m
1 stop
$605SWISS
週二, 9月 1 - 週二, 9月 8
SWISS Logo
9:25 am - 4:30 pm
LGW
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LAX
15h 05m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
7:35 pm - 5:50 pm
LAX
-
LGW
14h 15m
1 stop
$606SWISS
週三, 9月 2 - 週三, 9月 16
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:25 am - 10:15 pm
LGW
-
SFO
19h 50m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
SFO
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LGW
22h 30m
2 stops
$626Virgin Atlantic
週三, 12月 2 - 週三, 12月 9
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:00 am - 8:18 pm
LGW
-
SFO
18h 18m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:05 am - 3:45 pm
SFO
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LGW
20h 40m
2 stops
$628Virgin Atlantic
週五, 8月 28 - 週六, 9月 5
Delta Logo
10:25 am - 9:56 pm
LGW
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SNA
19h 31m
2 stops
Delta Logo
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SNA
-
LGW
17h 00m
2 stops
$675Delta
週五, 10月 23 - 週六, 10月 31
Delta Logo
10:25 am - 10:43 pm
LGW
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ONT
20h 18m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:17 pm - 3:45 pm
ONT
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LGW
19h 28m
2 stops
$707Delta
週四, 10月 15 - 週二, 10月 27
Air France Logo
10:25 am - 10:12 pm
LGW
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SNA
19h 47m
2 stops
Air France Logo
6:45 am - 9:00 am
SNA
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LGW
19h 15m
2 stops
$720Air France
週四, 10月 29 - 週五, 11月 13
Air France Logo
10:00 am - 10:12 pm
LGW
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SNA
19h 12m
2 stops
Air France Logo
12:20 pm - 3:45 pm
SNA
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LGW
19h 25m
2 stops
$724Air France
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Gatwick to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Gatwick to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California departing in November.

What is the cheapest London Gatwick Airport to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from London Gatwick Airport found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $1,066 round-trip. The most popular route is from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,066.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $574 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $574.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from London Gatwick Airport to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $525, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to California is September, when tickets cost $153 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $551 and $536 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to London Gatwick Airport, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from London Gatwick Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from London Gatwick Airport to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Gatwick to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gatwick to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.2
Norse Atlantic UKOverall score based on 55 reviews
7.2Comfort
6.0Food
7.2Boarding
7.8Crew
6.4Entertainment
Airline reviews

The friendly staff. They kept time. Was suprised to get some drinks.

10.0 ExcellentJoseph, Sep 2025
LGW - LAX
Read more Norse Atlantic UK reviews

The friendly staff. They kept time. Was suprised to get some drinks.

Didn’t know you had to pay for earbuds and food on flight. Sounds awesome and better way to not waste food or items. Comfort of flight is was amazing other than that

I was not expecting having to pay for headphones, water and basic food in a 9 hours flight. Price for this flight was as high as any other, still I had to pay 4 lbs for a can of sprite. On top of that flight attendance gave a bothered look when I asked her for some ice for my soda. She reluctantly when to get it, brought me literally 3 cubes and walked away without looking at me to avoid another request. I couldn’t believe it. She was soooo rude. I will never book on Norse again and I will let everyone I know about this. Unforgivable, very bad customer service.

Great crew. Customer support is pretty much non existent. I had 2 tickets that were not used, the flight was overbooked. I think I should have been reimbursed for the unused tickets.

Why call us to board if we’re going to be made to stand in the tunnel for 20 minutes. Really hard for people with little children. Plus it took me ages to check in because my seat in Premium was overbooked so I didn’t actually have a seat. I did end up receiving my seat in Premium but there was a lot of stress and confusion beforehand. Hope is it possible to overbook seats? Especially in Premium!

We flew one way from Gatwick, London to JFK NY For 2 people $1200 and no food offered not even water. You had to buy food. Norse advertises as a low fare transatlantic airline, they may want rethink that. Crew, flight was fine. Ironically we flew American from JFK to Heathrow for $1000 (2people) and included food and drinks.

We flew premium on the way TO London but went back to economy for this flight. The differences I note here may be colored by changing service. The crew was professional and polite but cold on this flight and class of service. They seemed to want to have as little to do with us as possible, beyond providing the basic services in economy. The aircraft was still good though, and the pitch was about as tight as expected - manageable but no extra personal space to spare. Overall I would certainly fly Norse Atlantic again, given the opportunity.

I loved the ability to upgrade my seat which was worth it. The large seat and ability to recline made it comfortable to fall asleep. My only two complaints were entertainment (movie selections were old) and approx 30 mins before landing the crew started to collect the blankets despite the cabin air temperature remaining cold. Maybe wait for passengers to get off the plane before collecting the blankets.

The crew was unfriendly front check-in. The filth in the plane was so disappointing. I could smell dirt and looked up and there was literally dirt that was blowing in through the air. Old food on the seat back tray in front of me so I didn’t use it. No toilet paper in the bathroom and scum/old dirt next to the seats.

Boarding was a disaster. 2 hours in line to get boarding passes and we had no luggage to check in. Coffee was $4 so is water. 11 and a half hour’s flight and food was not included. You could purchase the food but it was complete garbage, This is worse than spirit airline. Never again

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