Cheap flights from London Gatwick to San Francisco

Q: How much are flights normally?

£ 394. If you see flights from London Gatwick to San Francisco for less than this, you've found a good deal.

Q: What are the cheapest airlines?

Finnair, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic. These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from London Gatwick to San Francisco.

Q: What airlines fly indirectly?

British Airways, Icelandair, Virgin Atlantic, JetBlue, Finnair. These airlines fly from London Gatwick to San Francisco, but you’ll have at least one layover.

Q: How long is the flight?

16 hrs 50 mins. This is the shortest flight time from London Gatwick to San Francisco.

Q: How long should I stay in San Francisco?

17 days. Most people spend this amount of time in San Francisco.

from as little as £489

5 nights in San Francisco, departing London Gatwick on 15 / May / 2025 with British Airways (price found 47 hours ago)

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How much are flights normally?

£ 394

If you see flights from London Gatwick to San Francisco for less than this, you've found a good deal.

What are the cheapest airlines?

Finnair
British Airways
Virgin Atlantic

These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from London Gatwick to San Francisco.

What airlines fly indirectly?

British Airways
Icelandair
Virgin Atlantic
JetBlue
Finnair

These airlines fly from London Gatwick to San Francisco, but you’ll have at least one layover.

How long is the flight?

16 hrs 50 mins

This is the shortest flight time from London Gatwick to San Francisco.

How long should I stay in San Francisco?

17 days

Most people spend this amount of time in San Francisco.

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Today alone, Netflights has searched over 384 flights. 15 / May / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the London Gatwick/San Francisco route. There are around 81 flights on any given week from the UK to San Francisco and the cheapest month to fly right now is May.

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If you're looking to fly from London Gatwick to San Francisco, you might like to know that 15 / May / 2025 currently has the cheapest flights. At the moment, there are five airlines flying to San Francisco. Go through the results to find the right flights for you – you can adjust the filters to see find even more flights to San Francisco.

The most popular airlines offering flights to San Francisco are British Airways, Icelandair & Virgin Atlantic. British Airways is the most popular one, but that doesn’t mean their flights will be the cheapest. If you can't find a flight time that suits you, why not look at flying out from a different airport?

Generally speaking, the flight from London Gatwick to San Francisco takes around 17 hrs 15 mins. The fastest flight takes 16 hrs 50 mins to cover the 8662 km distance. You can view all flight times yourself in the results list.

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