✈ HND → LHR

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 Tokyo to London

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

↔ Flying the other way? London → Tokyo

How long is the flight from Tokyo to London?

A nonstop flight from Tokyo (HND) to London (LHR) 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

Tokyo timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

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.