Compare 17 loyalty programs for London to Los Angeles award flights, with economy seats from 9,000 points.
London to Los Angeles is a long-haul transatlantic corridor, and nonstop award space shows up on Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, and British Airways. Across the 17 programs pricing it, the cheapest economy award is 9,000 points with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, on a nonstop. That spread of programs is the opportunity: identical seats often price differently from one to the next, so compare before transferring a single point. Pricing for all 17 programs on LHR–LAX is laid out below.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virgin AtlanticVS | 9,000Lowest | 16,500Lowest | 47,000Lowest | Not available |
 American AirlinesAA | 9,500pts | Not available | 57,500pts | Not available |
 Royal Air MarocAT | 9,500pts | Not available | 85,000pts | Not available |
 IberiaIB | 9,500pts | Not available | 141,500pts | Not available |
 Air FranceAF | 15,000pts | Not available | 89,500pts | Not available |
 KLMKL | 15,000pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Air CanadaAC | 15,800pts | Not available | 70,000pts | Not available |
 British AirwaysBA | 16,100pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 DeltaDL | 20,000pts | 92,000pts | 320,000pts | 82,500pts |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 22,500pts | Not available | 121,500pts | 70,000Lowest |
When award seats between London and Los Angeles price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 9,500 |
| Dec 2026 | 9,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 9,000 |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | 19,500 |
| Apr 2027 | 9,500 |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
19 airlines with award seats between London and Los Angeles, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAir CanadaAC
AeromexicoAMAlaska AirlinesAS
AviancaAV
FinnairAY
JetBlueB6British AirwaysBADeltaDL
EmiratesEK
Etihad AirwaysEYIberiaIB
LufthansaLH
Qatar AirwaysQR
Scandinavian AirlinesSK
Turkish AirlinesTK
TAP Air PortugalTP
United AirlinesUAVirgin AtlanticVSWhat to know before booking London to Los Angeles with points.
Distance ~5,440 miles; nonstop flying time ~11h25 (estimate). Local time in Los Angeles is 8 hours behind London (briefly 7 around the spring and autumn clock changes). Award data window: November 2026–June 2027, with calendar prices for five months. Across well-covered months, December 2026 and January 2027 are the cheapest (9,000 points); pricier months include March 2027 (19,500).
London to Los Angeles is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 29 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 17 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 9,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
At about 5,440 miles from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a nonstop runs roughly 11h25, give or take with the winds. Nonstop award space in the data comes from Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, and British Airways. Aircraft logged on those nonstops include the Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A350-1000. Nonstops make up only about 9% of the award options in the data; the rest connect.
Settle the cabin before the program: on a long-haul trip like London–Los Angeles, it moves the price most. The cheapest economy seat is a Virgin Atlantic nonstop booked through the airline's own program, so saving points costs no extra time. Taxes and fees on that seat run about $333, above the route's typical economy taxes. The middle step, premium economy, costs about 1.8 times economy; business costs about 5 times, though the cheapest business award carries heavy fees.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club wins economy at 9,000 points, premium economy at 16,500, and business class at 47,000, all on Virgin Atlantic nonstops. Alaska Atmos Rewards' 70,000-point first-class fare connects; treat it as mixed-cabin until each segment's cabin checks out. The other 15 programs include United MileagePlus, American AAdvantage, and GOL Smiles. A transfer bonus to another program can still undercut Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, so recheck before moving points.
On points, London–Los Angeles has nonstop seats from Virgin Atlantic (SkyTeam), American Airlines (oneworld), and British Airways (oneworld), which puts partner programs from both alliances in play for a nonstop. If you're open to a stop, the better-priced connecting awards in the data run through Casablanca, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Leaving London, Gatwick (LGW) starts at 9,500 points in economy, close to the route's 9,000-point economy floor and worth pricing when Heathrow space is thin. Arriving in the Los Angeles area, Ontario (ONT) sits just above that floor at 9,500 points in economy, a fair fallback when LAX dates are stripped; Orange County (SNA) prices from 27,000. The return, Los Angeles to London, has its own page, since award pricing can differ by direction.
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Common questions travelers ask about the London to Los Angeles route.
