✈ LHR → ATL
8H 48M FROM LONDON TO ATLANTA. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from London to Atlanta
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → London
How long is the flight from London to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 8 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,201 miles (6,761 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,201 mi
6,761 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
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.
Flights from London
Nearest destinations
- London → Manchester
- London → Paris
- London → Brussels
- London → Amsterdam
- London → Dublin
- London → Edinburgh
- London → Frankfurt
- London → Zurich
- London → Milan
- London → Munich
Long-haul from London
- London → Auckland
- London → Sydney
- London → Melbourne
- London → Bali (Denpasar)
- London → Santiago
- London → Buenos Aires
- London → Singapore
- London → Manila
- London → Kuala Lumpur
- London → Taipei
More flights to North America
Flights to Atlanta
Nearest origins
- Miami → Atlanta
- Chicago → Atlanta
- Dallas → Atlanta
- Toronto → Atlanta
- New York → Atlanta
- Cancun → Atlanta
- Boston → Atlanta
- Mexico City → Atlanta
- Las Vegas → Atlanta
- Los Angeles → Atlanta
Long-haul to Atlanta
- Bali (Denpasar) → Atlanta
- Singapore → Atlanta
- Kuala Lumpur → Atlanta
- Melbourne → Atlanta
- Sydney → Atlanta
- Bangkok → Atlanta
- Manila → Atlanta
- Mumbai → Atlanta
- Johannesburg → Atlanta
- Hong Kong → Atlanta