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LHR London ⇄ GLA Glasgow

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

Distance555 km345 mi300 nautical miles
LHR → GLA1 h 40 minestimated block time
GLA → LHR1 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hGlasgow vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LHR) to Glasgow (GLA)LHRLondonGLAGlasgow
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 → GLA

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 333° (NNW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Glasgow Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

GLA → LHR

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 150° (SSE).

Leave Glasgow Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 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 distance555 km · 345 mi · 300 nmi
Initial heading333° (NNW) from LHR; 150° (SSE) from GLA
Farthest from the equator55.9°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% 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
GLAEurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceGlasgow is on the same clock as London today.

Jet lag, flying LHR → GLA. 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 GLA Glasgow AirportGlasgow, United Kingdom · longest runway 8,730 ft2,661 m

Same cities, other airports

LHREDI London – Edinburgh 534 km332 mi · 1 h 40 min

More routes from LHR and GLA

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

Routes of a similar length

ATHIST Athens – Istanbul 553 km344 mi · 1 h 40 min MADPMI Madrid – Palma de Mallorca 547 km340 mi · 1 h 35 min CPHARN Copenhagen – Stockholm 547 km340 mi · 1 h 40 min LAXSFO Los Angeles – San Francisco 543 km338 mi · 1 h 45 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).