British Airways is one of Europe's major airlines and through its membership of the oneWorld alliance offers an extensive network of connecting routes to partner airlines.

For example, cooperation with American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia and Malaysia Airlines is very common.

When to buy tickets and prices

The cheapest way to get tickets is at britishairways.com.

As British Airways flies with competing airlines on most routes, we also recommend using the seller comparison on skyscanner.com, where you can always choose by clicking through to the airline's website.

Prices for one-way tickets within Europe, when purchased at least 2 months in advance, usually range from 100 eur to 180 eur.

British Airways often offers the best deals between destinations in Europe and North America with a connection in London.

However, it can often be worthwhile to travel from Europe to London, even against considerable competition from low-cost airlines. In fact, British Airways has a significantly larger cabin baggage allowance in the base fare.

Fare classes

British Airways offers economy, premium economy and business class as standard on its aircraft. They also have first class on some long-haul aircraft.

The different classes are further divided into fare groups, which are tiered by price and service. The cheapest fare class typically does not include checked baggage, and no rescheduling or cancellations are allowed.

British Airways destinations

British Airways flies from three main bases, all located in London.

• Heathrow LHR
  • A large number of flights to many European cities
  • domestic flights within the UK
  • long-haul flights to the following airports: Abuja ABV, Abu Dhabi AUH, Atlanta ATL, Austin AUS, Bahrain BAH, Baltimore BWI, Barbados BGI, Bengaluru BLR, Bermuda BDA, Buenos Aires EZE, Cape Town CPT, Chennai MAA, Chicago ORD, Cincinnati CVG, Dallas/Fort Worth DFW, Delhi DEL, Denver DEN, Doha DOH, Dubai DXB, Grand Cayman GCM, Hong Kong HKG, Houston IAH, Jeddah JED, Johannesburg JNB, Kuala Lumpur KUL, Lagos LOS, Las Vegas LAS, Los Angeles LAX, Male MLE, Mexico City MEX, Miami MIA, Montreal YUL, Mumbai BOM, Nairobi NBO, Nashville BNA, Nassau NAS, New Orleans MSY, New York Newark EWR, New York JFK, Philadelphia PHL, Phoenix PHX, Pittsburgh PIT, Portland PDX, Providenciales PLS, Rio de Janeiro GIG, Riyadh RUH, San Diego SAN, San Francisco SFO, Santiago de Chile SCL, Sao Paulo GRU, Seattle SEA, Shanghai PVG, Singapore SIN, Sydney SYD, Tokyo-Haneda HND, Toronto YYZ, Vancouver YVR, Washington IAD
• Gatwick LGW
  • A large number of flights to holiday destinations and some minor European cities
  • long-haul flights to these airports: Accra ACC, Antigua ANU, Aruba AUA, Bangkok BKK, Cancun CUN, Cape Town CPT, Georgetown GEO, Grenada GND, Islamabad ISB, Kingston KIN, Las Vegas LAS, Mauritius MRU, New York JFK, Orlando MCO, Port of Spain POS, Punta Cana PUJ, San Jose SJO, St. Kitts SKB, St. Lucia UVF, Tobago TAB, Vancouver YVR
• City LCY
  • Flights to major European cities and Mediterranean resorts only