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The flight time from London to Delhi is approximately 8h 35m nonstop. The distance is 4,183 miles (6,732 km). There are about 8 nonstop flights from London to Delhi per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → DEL London Heathrow Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport |
8h 35m | 4,183 mi | 58/wk | Air India Limited, British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
4 airlines fly nonstop from London to Delhi, including Air India Limited, British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance from London to Delhi is 4,183 miles, or 6,732 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,183 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,732 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,635 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 58 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 35m in the air on the LHR–DEL nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,183-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
4,183 miles (6,732 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Air India Limited, British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-8. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
