✈ LHR → DEL
LONDON → DELHI: 8H 46M, 4,182 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from London to Delhi
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from London to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Delhi (DEL) 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
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+4.5h
4h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~4.5d
Eastward — worse
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.