Great-circle route LHR → DXB. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from London to Dubai is approximately 7h 08m nonstop. The distance is 3,416 miles (5,498 km). There are about 11 nonstop flights from London to Dubai 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 → DXB London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport |
7h 08m | 3,416 mi | 42/wk | Emirates |
| LGW → DXB London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport |
7h 06m | 3,401 mi | 21/wk | Emirates |
| STN → DXB London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport |
7h 05m | 3,392 mi | 14/wk | Emirates |
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.
Emirates is the only airline flying nonstop from London to Dubai.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A380-800, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Boeing 777-300ER.
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 Dubai is 3,416 miles, or 5,498 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,416 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,498 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,968 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Emirates flies it nonstop, with about 77 departures a week, across 3 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 08m in the air on the LHR–DXB nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,416-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.
3,416 miles (5,498 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and Dubai International Airport.
Emirates.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A380-800, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Boeing 777-300ER. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
LHR to DXB, LGW to DXB, STN to DXB. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
