$222 Find Cheap Flights from London Gatwick Airport to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Gatwick to California departing on 9/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Best California Flight Deals from Gatwick

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$374
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$465
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$602
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$557
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,268
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$775
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$374
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$465
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$602
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$557
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,268
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$775

Cheap Flights from Gatwick to California

 
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

Fri, Sep 12 - Sat, Sep 20
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
10:55 am - 2:10 pmLGW-LAX
11h 15mnonstop
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
3:05 pm - 9:30 amLAX-LGW
10h 25mnonstop
$374Norse Atlantic UK
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
9:50 am - 1:05 pmLGW-LAX
11h 15mnonstop
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
4:30 pm - 10:55 amLAX-LGW
10h 25mnonstop
$383Norse Atlantic UK
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Mon, Aug 25 - Sat, Sep 20
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5:45 pm - 4:50 pmLGW-LAX
31h 05m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 9:30 amLAX-LGW
10h 25mnonstop
Wed, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 8
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9:20 pm - 10:55 amLGW-LAX
21h 35m1 stop
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4:25 pm - 10:50 amLAX-LGW
10h 25mnonstop
Fri, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 21
SWISS Logo
6:40 pm - 4:30 pmLGW-LAX
29h 50m1 stop
SWISS Logo
7:35 pm - 5:50 pmLAX-LGW
14h 15m1 stop
$463SWISS
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Mon, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 16
SWISS Logo
6:35 pm - 4:10 pmLGW-SFO
29h 35m1 stop
SWISS Logo
7:30 pm - 5:50 pmSFO-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
$465SWISS
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 22
British Airways Logo
3:05 pm - 11:11 pmLGW-LAX
16h 06m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:00 am - 8:10 amLAX-LGW
17h 10m1 stop
$466British Airways
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Thu, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 28
British Airways Logo
3:05 pm - 11:11 pmLGW-LAX
16h 06m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:00 am - 7:50 amLAX-LGW
16h 50m1 stop
$486British Airways
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sat, Sep 27
American Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 9:24 amLGW-SFO
26h 19m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:22 am - 8:10 amSFO-LGW
13h 48m1 stop
$505American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Tue, Oct 21
American Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 10:00 pmLGW-LAX
19h 20m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:58 pm - 8:10 amLAX-LGW
24h 12m1 stop
$523American Airlines
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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.

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

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from London Gatwick Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $381 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 72 hours was $381.

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 $980, 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 $524 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $814 and $778 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 Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to London Gatwick Airport, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays 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 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$222
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 28% increase in price.
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to Los Angeles

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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $652 on average. Morning departures are around 3% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $671.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from London Gatwick Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $286 one-way - $488 round-trip

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 47 reviews
7.8Crew
7.0Comfort
6.3Entertainment
5.8Food
7.3Boarding
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Great experience. The flight was smooth with very little turbulence. We were in premium classic, so lots of leg room.

10.0 ExcellentJulie, Jun 2025MCO - LGW
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Great experience. The flight was smooth with very little turbulence. We were in premium classic, so lots of leg room.

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

Unexpectedly was surprised with the space on flight in economy and the price.

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.

The movies were super old. The crew did not offer WATER???? 5 hours os flight and did not get WATER? Norse is the worst company I ever used and never will use again.

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.

Longest check in line I have ever seen- brutal and airline personnel hustled me about the size of my bag even though I showed them that it measured exactly to the measurements posted on their site. Just super annoying- I get it - it’s a budget airline and you get what you pay for. Most of the flight were young people who seemed to have never experienced international travel. It’s worth paying for a seat otherwise you will be uncomfortable.

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.

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