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LHR London ⇄ MAN Manchester

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

Distance243 km151 mi131 nautical miles
LHR → MAN1 h 20 minestimated block time
MAN → LHR1 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hManchester vs London, today
Great-circle route from London (LHR) to Manchester (MAN)LHRLondonMANManchester
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 → MAN

1 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 330° (NNW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Manchester Sat 7 Nov, 11:20 local.

MAN → LHR

1 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 149° (SSE).

Leave Manchester Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 11:20 local.

The two directions differ by 1 minute in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance243 km · 151 mi · 131 nmi
Initial heading330° (NNW) from LHR; 149° (SSE) from MAN
Farthest from the equator53.3°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip1% 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
MANEurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceManchester is on the same clock as London today.

Jet lag, flying LHR → MAN. 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 MAN Manchester AirportManchester, United Kingdom · longest runway 10,007 ft3,050 m

More routes from LHR and MAN

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Routes of a similar length

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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).