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LHR London ⇄ DUB Dublin

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

Distance449 km279 mi243 nautical miles
LHR → DUB1 h 35 minestimated block time
DUB → LHR1 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hDublin vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LHR) to Dublin (DUB)LHRLondonDUBDublin
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 → DUB

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 301° (WNW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dublin Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

DUB → LHR

1 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 117° (ESE).

Leave Dublin Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

The two directions differ by 5 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance449 km · 279 mi · 243 nmi
Initial heading301° (WNW) from LHR; 117° (ESE) from DUB
Farthest from the equator53.4°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% 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
DUBEurope/Dublin — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceDublin is on the same clock as London today.

Jet lag, flying LHR → DUB. 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 DUB Dublin AirportDublin, Ireland · longest runway 10,203 ft3,110 m

Same cities, other airports

STNDUB London – Dublin 470 km292 mi · 1 h 40 min

More routes from LHR and DUB

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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).