--- title: "Flights to London: how far it is, and from where · Orbit" description: "Great circle distances and estimated flying times to London, United Kingdom, from 72 cities — 348 km at the nearest, 14,508 km at the furthest. Distance and geography, not fares." url: https://orbitflights.app/flights-to/london --- United Kingdom · Europe # Flights to London: how far it is, and from where London sits at 51.5°N, 0.5°W, served by London Heathrow (LHR). Below are 72 routes into it, with the great circle distance and an estimated flying time for each. This page is about distance and geography — there are no fares or schedules on it. For tickets, use a booking site; for how far it actually is and what you fly over to get there, you’re in the right place. **Routes here** 72 in the catalogue **Nearest** 348 km from Paris **Furthest** 14,508 km from Perth **Airports** 1 LHR ## How far London is from everywhere else Great circle distance between the airports, and an estimate of the time in the air. Every row links to the route in full. | From | | Distance | Estimated | Direction | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --------- | --------- | -------------------------------- | | [Paris](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-cdg) | CDG | 348 km | 56m | barely any time shift | | [Amsterdam](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ams) | AMS | 370 km | 58m | barely any time shift | | [Dublin](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-dub) | DUB | 449 km | 1h 03m | barely any time shift | | [Frankfurt](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-fra) | FRA | 654 km | 1h 19m | barely any time shift | | [Zurich](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-zrh) | ZRH | 788 km | 1h 29m | barely any time shift | | [Milan](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-mxp) | MXP | 936 km | 1h 40m | barely any time shift | | [Munich](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-muc) | MUC | 941 km | 1h 40m | barely any time shift | | [Berlin](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ber) | BER | 961 km | 1h 42m | barely any time shift | | [Copenhagen](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-cph) | CPH | 979 km | 1h 43m | barely any time shift | | [Prague](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-prg) | PRG | 1,044 km | 1h 48m | barely any time shift | | [Barcelona](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bcn) | BCN | 1,148 km | 1h 56m | barely any time shift | | [Oslo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-osl) | OSL | 1,206 km | 2h 00m | barely any time shift | | [Madrid](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-mad) | MAD | 1,244 km | 2h 03m | barely any time shift | | [Vienna](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-vie) | VIE | 1,275 km | 2h 05m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Palma](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-pmi) | PMI | 1,348 km | 2h 11m | barely any time shift | | [Rome](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-fco) | FCO | 1,444 km | 2h 18m | barely any time shift | | [Stockholm](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-arn) | ARN | 1,463 km | 2h 19m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Warsaw](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-waw) | WAW | 1,469 km | 2h 20m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Budapest](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bud) | BUD | 1,489 km | 2h 21m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Lisbon](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-lis) | LIS | 1,564 km | 2h 27m | barely any time shift | | [Málaga](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-agp) | AGP | 1,676 km | 2h 35m | barely any time shift | | [Faro](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-fao) | FAO | 1,713 km | 2h 38m | barely any time shift | | [Helsinki](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-hel) | HEL | 1,848 km | 2h 48m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Reykjavík](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-kef) | KEF | 1,895 km | 2h 51m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Bucharest](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-otp) | OTP | 2,105 km | 3h 07m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Marrakesh](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-rak) | RAK | 2,294 km | 3h 21m | barely any time shift | | [Athens](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ath) | ATH | 2,427 km | 3h 31m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Istanbul](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ist) | IST | 2,487 km | 3h 35m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Tenerife](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-tfs) | TFS | 2,932 km | 4h 09m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Beirut](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bey) | BEY | 3,482 km | 4h 50m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Cairo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-cai) | CAI | 3,533 km | 4h 53m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Tel Aviv](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-tlv) | TLV | 3,589 km | 4h 58m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Amman](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-amm) | AMM | 3,683 km | 5h 05m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Jeddah](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-jed) | JED | 4,748 km | 6h 24m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Riyadh](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ruh) | RUH | 4,940 km | 6h 38m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Lagos](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-los) | LOS | 5,004 km | 6h 43m | barely any time shift | | [Accra](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-acc) | ACC | 5,100 km | 6h 50m | barely any time shift | | [Boston](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bos) | BOS | 5,240 km | 7h 01m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Doha](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-doh) | DOH | 5,241 km | 7h 01m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Dubai](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-dxb) | DXB | 5,498 km | 7h 20m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Abu Dhabi](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-auh) | AUH | 5,516 km | 7h 21m | westbound — the easier direction | | [New York](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-jfk) | JFK | 5,540 km | 7h 23m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Newark](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ewr) | EWR | 5,562 km | 7h 25m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Toronto](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-yyz) | YYZ | 5,707 km | 7h 36m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Washington](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-iad) | IAD | 5,902 km | 7h 50m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Chicago](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-ord) | ORD | 6,344 km | 8h 23m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Delhi](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-del) | DEL | 6,731 km | 8h 52m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Atlanta](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-atl) | ATL | 6,761 km | 8h 54m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Nairobi](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-nbo) | NBO | 6,841 km | 9h 00m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Miami](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-mia) | MIA | 7,109 km | 9h 20m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Mumbai](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bom) | BOM | 7,213 km | 9h 28m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Dallas-Fort Worth](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-dfw) | DFW | 7,627 km | 9h 59m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Seattle](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-sea) | SEA | 7,702 km | 10h 04m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Bangalore](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-blr) | BLR | 8,046 km | 10h 30m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Beijing](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-pek) | PEK | 8,154 km | 10h 38m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Malé](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-mle) | MLE | 8,539 km | 11h 07m | westbound — the easier direction | | [San Francisco](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-sfo) | SFO | 8,616 km | 11h 12m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Colombo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-cmb) | CMB | 8,715 km | 11h 20m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Los Angeles](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-lax) | LAX | 8,760 km | 11h 23m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Seoul](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-icn) | ICN | 8,861 km | 11h 31m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Johannesburg](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-jnb) | JNB | 9,075 km | 11h 47m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Shanghai](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-pvg) | PVG | 9,241 km | 11h 59m | westbound — the easier direction | | [São Paulo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-gru) | GRU | 9,460 km | 12h 15m | eastbound — the harder direction | | [Bangkok](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-bkk) | BKK | 9,578 km | 12h 24m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Tokyo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-nrt) | NRT | 9,591 km | 12h 25m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Tokyo](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-hnd) | HND | 9,592 km | 12h 25m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Hong Kong](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-hkg) | HKG | 9,630 km | 12h 28m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Cape Town](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-cpt) | CPT | 9,682 km | 12h 32m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Mauritius](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-mru) | MRU | 9,784 km | 12h 40m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Kuala Lumpur](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-kul) | KUL | 10,605 km | 13h 41m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Singapore](https://orbitflights.app/routes/lhr-to-sin) | SIN | 10,883 km | 14h 01m | westbound — the easier direction | | [Perth](https://orbitflights.app/routes/per-to-lhr) | PER | 14,508 km | 18h 32m | westbound — the easier direction | ## What London adds to a map London puts a pin in United Kingdom, and Europe is one of the seven continents — the coarsest and most useful measure of how much of the world a flight map actually covers. The furthest route here, from Perth, is 14,508 km: 36.2% of one lap of the Earth in a single flight. [What actually counts as a country visited →](https://orbitflights.app/blog/counting-countries) ## Been to London? Put it on a globe with everywhere else you’ve flown. Free for your first 15 flights, and it works offline. [Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) --- Markdown copy of https://orbitflights.app/flights-to/london for language models and agents. Site index: https://orbitflights.app/llms.txt