✈ LHR → DFW

9H 50M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
9h 50m
Distance
4,740 mi
Or
7,628 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from London to Dallas

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America

How long is the flight from London to Dallas?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 9 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,740 miles (7,628 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 50m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,740 mi

7,628 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

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 1129 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1304 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 313 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.