✈ LHR → HND

12H 10M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,960 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 10m
Distance
5,960 mi
Or
9,592 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from London to Tokyo

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Haneda (HND), Japan Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Tokyo → London

How long is the flight from London to Tokyo?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 12 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,960 miles (9,592 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 10m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,960 mi

9,592 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Tokyo timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1420 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1640 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 393 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.