If I could sleep well in coach I would take the overnight flight for its greater time efficiency. Unfortunately I cannot sleep well in coach so I always take the daytimer from Toronto to London. In eight times doing this flight I have never had much trouble getting to sleep once in London.

It's been my goal to get a daytime flight, but I just never see them offered. I have checked on some of the routes mentioned here, and I did find one flight -- JFK - London, I think it was.

Does anyone know what the East Coast gateways with daytime flights to Italy or France are? I just can't seem to find them.

I live in Pittsburgh, so I would have to overnight there, but I wouldn't mind that as I'm thinking of doing that anyhow the next time I go overseas -- day or night.

"Does anyone know what the East Coast gateways with daytime flights to Italy or France are? I just can't seem to find them"

There are none.

I'm surprised by the overwhelming response in favor of flying during the day. What do you do with all that time? I can read for so long, watch mb one movie, and then...?

Pretend to sleep, as if I were on the red eye?

Pausanius: ditto here. Though by the time I get on the plane, I'm usually so exhausted from my pre-trip shtick, I actually DO sleep.

It's no problem. I look out the window. Eat. Read. Watch the movies if they appeal. Talk. Eat again. We are in London already!

Hi SC,

<and then?>

Drink Wine!!!

One of the other advantages of the day flight from US to London is that you have to get up early in the morning US time which helps your body adjust more quickly to the +5 hour time difference.

Similarly the advantage of an afternoon flight from London to the US is that it forces you to adjust to the US time more quickly - wake up late and then have a late night and you feel alright the next day.

However I do accept that you have to pay an additional night's lodging but for comfort it's the way to go from my experience.

<i>...spending a couple of hundred dollars for a hotel room, it almost seems like a waste of that day's money as you would have done nothing that day....
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I think it would be worth it to wake up the next day rested and ready to spend the full day touring. On the red-eye, you'd still be &quot;inbound&quot;.

And regarding getting a full day's worth of work done if taking an evening flight -- well, maybe. But in all my working years, I don't recall actually doing a full day's work before getting to the airport (usually with a connector flight to get to the gateway airport). In fact the day of departure was pretty much a day wasted.

I suppose if you are planning to go to the nightclubs until 6:00 in the morning, it would be better to take a day flight to Europe.

I like the wine suggestion...

xyz123, Thanks. Darn. Guess that explains why I can't find them!

I wish I had the option of a day flight. We flew on FF tix and the only available (free) ticket was a 6:15pm flight from Toronto.

The flight was only 6.5 hours - not enough time nearly to settle in and try to get some sleep (and AirCanada was constantly feeding you - boy we are NOT used to that!)

And, leaving at 6:15pm, none of us were even tired enough to try to get some sleep.