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LHR London ⇄ BCN Barcelona

London Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom) and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (Spain): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,148 km713 mi620 nautical miles
LHR → BCN2 h 20 minestimated block time
BCN → LHR2 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change+1 hBarcelona vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LHR) to Barcelona (BCN)LHRLondonBCNBarcelona
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 → BCN

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 169° (S).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 13:20 local.

BCN → LHR

2 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 351° (N).

Leave Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 11:25 local.

The two directions differ by 3 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 distance1,148 km · 713 mi · 620 nmi
Initial heading169° (S) from LHR; 351° (N) from BCN
Farthest from the equator51.5°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% 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
BCNEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceBarcelona is 1 hour ahead of London today.

Jet lag, flying LHR → BCN. Your body clock has to move 1 hour earlier, like an eastward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LHR London Heathrow AirportLondon, United Kingdom · longest runway 12,799 ft3,901 m BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona, Spain · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m

Same cities, other airports

LGWBCN London – Barcelona 1,109 km689 mi · 2 h 20 min

More routes from LHR and BCN

LHRMAN London – Manchester 243 km151 mi · 1 h 20 min LHRMAD London – Madrid 1,244 km773 mi · 2 h 30 min AMMLHR Amman – London 3,683 km2,288 mi · 5 h 35 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 BCNPMI Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca 202 km125 mi · 1 h 15 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min BCNFCO Barcelona – Rome 848 km527 mi · 1 h 55 min LGWBCN London – Barcelona 1,109 km689 mi · 2 h 20 min AMSBCN Amsterdam – Barcelona 1,241 km771 mi · 2 h 30 min JFKBCN New York – Barcelona 6,150 km3,822 mi · 7 h 25 min

Routes of a similar length

HKGMNL Hong Kong – Manila 1,146 km712 mi · 2 h 20 min EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min SCLEZE Santiago – Buenos Aires 1,138 km707 mi · 2 h 15 min BOMDEL Mumbai – Delhi 1,137 km706 mi · 2 h 20 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).