31 daily flights that make quick city breaks easy.
The beauty of so many daily flights is that you can pick timings that suit you. If you’re planning an extended weekend, here are a few tricks that can help squeeze the most out of your trip:
Set your out-of-office, head to Heathrow for dinner or a bit of shopping, then catch an evening flight around 20:00. You’ll land in New York at about 23:00 local time, with the whole weekend still ahead of you.
Fly mid-afternoon and you’ll land in time for dinner in Manhattan, without wasting a day.
Fly back Sunday night, sleep on the plane, and touch down Monday morning in time for the office. With the Heathrow Express and Tube links into central London, you’ll be at your desk before most people have finished their first coffee.
Coming home eastbound usually saves you up to an hour - handy when Monday morning emerges.
Plan it right and you’ll get four full days in New York with only two days off. For business travellers, it’s just as easy to add a long weekend onto a work visit.
The beauty of New York is that it works year-round – but each season has its own identity.
Whatever time you go, the city feels different, which makes it worth coming back in another season.
New York doesn’t have to be the whole story. Start with the city that never sleeps, then add a second chapter in the countryside, by the coast or in another town, all within easy reach.
It’s easy to make your New York trip feel like two holidays in one.
A quick one-hour flight or around four hours by train. A city break with cobbled streets, seafood shacks and plenty of history.
Just 90 minutes by Amtrak. Smaller, walkable, historic - and yes, the cheesesteaks are worth it.
New Yorkers’ own summer retreat. Beaches, seafood, vineyard tastings and only around three hours’ drive.
Around three hours by car: forests, hiking trails and log-cabin weekends.
Heathrow serves New York through two airports - JFK and Newark (EWR)- with daily flights operated by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, and United.
Between them, there are 31 flights a day: 22 into JFK and nine into Newark. With this variety of timings, you’ll always find a departure throughout the day which fits into your plans.
Most services leave from Terminal 5 or Terminal 3, with JetBlue and United flying from Terminal 2. Always check your booking for the correct terminal before you travel.
From business trips to twin escapes to a city-sightseeing weekend, New York works in countless ways. With so many choices from Heathrow, the only question left is when you’ll go.
