Cheap flights from Bristol to New York

Flying to New York from Bristol, you will start your journey at Bristol Airport (BRS). It is based in the North Somerset region of the UK and situated roughly seven miles from central Bristol. There are a few ways to reach the airport from central Bristol, including the A1 bus, which covers most of the city centre and goes directly to the airport. While there is no train station at the airport, the Airport Flyer Express link bus can take you from various train stations in the Bristol area to the airport. You can also catch reasonably priced taxis or a town car shuttle. Depending on your ticket, you have up to three airports in New York at your disposal. They are JFK International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and La Guardia Airport (LGA). JFK Airport is located in Queens, roughly 18 miles from Manhattan. Newark, meanwhile, is in New Jersey, about 16 miles from Manhattan, and La Guardia is also in Queens at roughly 9 miles from Manhattan. With New York so densely populated, there are multiple public transport options to get you to your destination, no matter which part of New York this may be. Yellow taxis are a New York staple as much as the subway trains – and you can catch both from all airports.

Unfortunately, being a long-distance journey, all flights from Bristol to New York will involve at least one stop. That said, this is a highly serviced route with multiple airlines at your disposal. Virgin Airlines services this flight regularly with one stop to see you reach JFK Airport in time-frames ranging from roughly 12 and 14h. KLM also services this route to JFK with one stopover and a total flying time of 14h on average. Alternatively, KLM flies to La Guardia Airport with two stops, totalling roughly 16h 30min. Lufthansa flies with one stop that will see you reach Newark Airport in roughly 27h. Aer Lingus also offers a one-stop flight to JFK, taking approximately 15h 30min in total.

You have several choices of layover cities for the Bristol to New York trip. Virgin will take you via Amsterdam for layovers averaging between 1h 30min and 4h 30min. KLM also favours Amsterdam as their stopover point, with waiting times of roughly 3h 30min. Lufthansa will stop over in Frankfurt for roughly 17h. KLM can take you via Amsterdam and Boston with very quick transfers averaging around 1h on their 16h 30min flight. When you fly with Aer Lingus, you will spend roughly 1h in Dublin before continuing to your final destination of New York.

When flying from Bristol to New York, you will have visa-free access to the country for up to three months. You will, however, need to apply for an ESTA and have a valid British passport.