✈ LHR → TPE
12H 24M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from London to Taipei
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia
How long is the flight from London to Taipei?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Taipei (TPE) takes about 12 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,079 miles (9,783 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 24m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,079 mi
9,783 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Taipei timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Taipei
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.