✈ FCO → LHR

2H 54M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.

Flight time
2h 54m
Distance
897 mi
Or
1,443 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Rome to London

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? London → Rome

How long is the flight from Rome to London?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to London (LHR) takes about 2 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 897 miles (1,443 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

897 mi

1,443 km · great-circle

Avg speed

497 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 225 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 247 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 59 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.