✈ DEL → LHR
8H 46M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Delhi to London
From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Delhi to London?
A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to London (LHR) takes about 8 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,182 miles (6,731 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 46m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,182 mi
6,731 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-4.5h
4h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.