Deal Alert: Widespread Flights to London and Paris From $277 Round-Trip
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
If you've been planning a trip to London or Paris and your dates are flexible, read no more. That's because we're seeing solid availability from cities across the US such as Miami (MIA), Boston (BOS) and Chicago (ORD) from October through the middle of 2020. Many routes are nonstop and start at just $277 round-trip. Scott's Cheap Flights first reported the deals to Paris.
Keep in mind that all tickets are in basic economy, which means different things to different airlines, but generally means that you'll pick your seat at check-in and board last. However, we've written before about how to defeat basic economy by using a co-branded credit card.
To search, head to Google Flights and enter your origin and destination cities. Scroll through the calendar function to find dates and prices that work for you. Finally, click through to book directly with the airline or an OTA like Orbitz or Expedia.
Airline: American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Delta, Virgin Atlantic, United
Routes: BOS/JFK/EWR/LAX/SEA/SFO/DEN/MIA/ORD to London Gatwick (LGW), Heathrow (LHR) and Paris CDG
Cost: $277+ round-trip in Basic Economy
Dates: October 2019 – June 2020
Pay With: The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on airfare booked directly with the airline), Citi Prestige Card (5x on airfare), Citi Premier® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express® Gold Card (3x on airfare) or Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on travel)
Here are a few examples of what you can book:
New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) for $277 round-trip nonstop on American:
New York (JFK) to London Gatwick (LGW) for $307 round-trip nonstop on British Airways basic economy:
New York (JFK) to London Heathrow (LHR) for $329 round-trip on British Airways basic economy:
Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow/Gatwick (LHR/LGW) for $331 round-trip on American Airlines / British Airways basic economy:
Boston (BOS) to London (LHR) for $345 roundtrip nonstop on Virgin Atlantic:
San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR) for $380 round-trip on United basic economy:
Chicago (ORD) to London (LHR) for $385 round-trip nonstop on United:
San Francisco (SFO) to Paris (CDG) for $397 round-trip nonstop on United:
Miami (MIA) London (LHR) for $406 round-trip nonstop on British Airways:
Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR) for $414 roundtrip nonstop on Virgin Atlantic:
Maximize Your Purchase
Don’t forget to use a credit card that earns additional points on airfare purchases, such as The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on flights booked directly with airlines or American Express Travel), Citi Prestige Card (5x on airfare), Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express® Gold Card, Citi Premier® Card (3x on airfare) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on all travel purchases). Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.
Additional reporting by Benji Stawski.
