✈ BKK → LHR

12H 9M, 5,951 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
12h 9m
Distance
5,951 mi
Or
9,577 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Bangkok to London

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia  →  Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Bangkok to London?

A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to London (LHR) takes about 12 hours 9 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,951 miles (9,577 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 9m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,951 mi

9,577 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bangkok timezone

UTC+7

Asia/Bangkok

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1417 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1638 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 393 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.