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Flights from London to Miami
Everything worth knowing before you book this route — how far it is, how long you will be in the air, whether a direct flight exists from London, and what the fare is doing.
How long is the flight from London to Miami?
The great-circle distance from London (LON) to Miami is 4,415 miles. Flown nonstop, that works out at roughly 9h 34m in the air, including taxi time at both ends.
Expect the return leg to differ. Flying westbound on the way out, you are pushing against the jet stream, so the outbound and inbound block times on this route differ by up to 45 minutes. Airlines schedule for it — it is not a delay.
Can you fly London to Miami direct?
Nonstop from Heathrow
From Heathrow: American Airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
What it costs from London
The cheapest return we have measured from London to Miami is £388, flying out 28 Jan and back 8 Feb. That is this airport's own best week, found by searching it separately from the other nine — every UK airport wins on a different date. The search allows one stop, so this can be a connection rather than one of the nonstops above.
Price LON → MIA on KiwiWhen to book
Miami is the only major city in the continental United States with a true tropical climate, which means it does not have four seasons — it has a warm dry half and a hot wet half. In the wet half the humidity builds through the day and discharges as a thunderstorm most afternoons, reliably enough to plan around rather than to fear. What does need planning around is the Atlantic hurricane season, which is what takes this destination off our board for a stretch each year.
Seasons, prices and the full Miami guideLanding in Miami
You gain 5 hours flying out. Westbound is the kinder direction — staying up later comes more naturally than going to bed early — so most travellers feel normal within a day or two.
| Airport | MIA, twenty minutes west of downtown and about thirty-five from South Beach in normal traffic. It connects by an automated people-mover to a rail and bus terminal, which is the cheap way in. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is forty-five minutes north, often cheaper to fly into, and connected to Miami by the Brightline train. |
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| Currency | US dollar. Cards everywhere; cash barely needed. Sales tax of 7% is added at the till rather than shown on the shelf. Tipping at 18 to 20% is expected, and in Miami Beach in particular many restaurants add an automatic gratuity of that size and then present a tip line as well — read the bill before you sign it. |
| Language | English and Spanish equally. More than two-thirds of Miami-Dade speaks Spanish at home and in parts of the mainland it is the working language — service in English is universal but not always first. No barrier for a visitor. |
Where to stay in Miami
Most visitors stay in South Beach or Brickell. The list below is filtered to places rated 9+ by guests and sorted by price, with dates already filled in — change them for your own trip.
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