A couple of daily flights from Vancouver to London Heathrow are available all year round.  It is easy to compare airfare and flight times from Vancouver on tripcentral.ca’s flight reservations system. Flights to London Heathrow are more frequent between May and mid June and mid September to mid December.

The best time to book your airline tickets when looking for cheap flights is between one and four months prior your trip or holiday. Booking sooner than later will let you take advantage of any discount airfare being offered before they sell out.  Air Canada and British Airways occasionally have seat sales for flights from Vancouver to London Heathrow. However with only a couple of flights available each day it is not advisable to wait on booking your seat on the off chance there might be a seat sale.

One way to find cheap airfare is to compare scheduled and charter flights. There are no charter flights from Vancouver to London Heathrow. However, Air Transat and Thomas Cook offer weekend charter flights to London Heathrow from Toronto mid July to mid September. The departure times and dates are less flexible than regularly scheduled flights but can provide cheap flights.

Last minute travel from Vancouver to London Heathrow can be expensive. Frequently cheap flights have already sold out for Air Canada and British Airways. Again you may want to look at charter flights out of Toronto to find discount airfare. Frequently cheap flights can be found on charter flights because the prices don’t change with demand.  Charter airfare prices are set in the fall for the following summer season.  Occasionally savings can be found if charter flights have last minute seat sales.

Another thing to keep in mind when booking a flight to London Heathrow airport is if the flight is a direct, non-stop or connecting. What is more important to you, cheap flights or non-stop flights?  Non-stop flights are non-stop – no stops en route.  Direct flights make a stop in another city to pick up or drop off passengers but a there is no change of planes.  Connecting flights are flights that you actually get off one aircraft and board another aircraft. Most flights from Vancouver to London Heathrow are non-stop or direct. You would be able to relax on the airplane from Vancouver to London Heathrow with no worries or concerns about making connecting flights.

Your tripcentral travel agent wants to present you with all your options, including seat sales and discount airfare. They will give you advice so that your travel experience is based on your departure, budget and comfort needs.  Your experience on your trip or holiday is just as valuable, if not more, than any cheap flights they might find you.

Occasionally cheap flights can be found at border cities. If it is more convenient or less expensive for you to fly out of the border cities you may wish to explore that option.  Just keep in mind any expenses or inconvenience involved with getting to a border city. Savings from cheap flights in border cities may not be real savings once the cost of getting to the different airports is compared.  Discount airfare and seat sales are only valuable if they actually save you money.