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LHR London ⇄ ACC Accra

London Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom) and Kotoka International Airport (Ghana): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance5,100 km3,169 mi2,754 nautical miles
LHR → ACC6 h 50 minestimated block time
ACC → LHR6 h 50 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hAccra vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LHR) to Accra (ACC)LHRLondonACCAccra
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

LHR → ACC

6 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 180° (S).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Accra Sat 7 Nov, 16:50 local.

ACC → LHR

6 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 360° (N).

Leave Accra Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 16:50 local.

The two directions differ by 0 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance5,100 km · 3,169 mi · 2,754 nmi
Initial heading180° (S) from LHR; 360° (N) from ACC
Farthest from the equator51.5°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip25% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

LHREurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
ACCAfrica/Accra — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceAccra is on the same clock as London today; ±0 h in January and −1 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying LHR → ACC. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LHR London Heathrow AirportLondon, United Kingdom · longest runway 12,799 ft3,901 m ACC Kotoka International AirportAccra, Ghana · longest runway 11,165 ft3,403 m

More routes from LHR and ACC

LHRMAN London – Manchester 243 km151 mi · 1 h 20 min LHROSL London – Oslo 1,206 km749 mi · 2 h 20 min LHRTLV London – Tel Aviv 3,589 km2,230 mi · 4 h 50 min LHRDEL London – Delhi 6,731 km4,183 mi · 8 h 05 min LHRSEZ London – Mahé 8,176 km5,080 mi · 10 h LHRSYD London – Sydney 17,021 km10,576 mi · 19 h 30 min JFKACC New York – Accra 8,222 km5,109 mi · 9 h 50 min

Routes of a similar length

JFKDUB New York – Dublin 5,103 km3,171 mi · 6 h 25 min EWRDUB Newark – Dublin 5,125 km3,185 mi · 6 h 25 min DOHCDG Doha – Paris 4,969 km3,087 mi · 7 h 10 min DXBCDG Dubai – Paris 5,239 km3,255 mi · 7 h 35 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).