Great-circle route LHR → MAN. 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 Manchester is approximately 57m nonstop. The distance is 151 miles (243 km). There are about 6 nonstop flights from London to Manchester 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 → MAN London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport |
57m | 151 mi | 44/wk | British 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.
British Airways is the only airline flying nonstop from London to Manchester.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from London to Manchester is 151 miles, or 243 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 151 mi |
| Kilometres | 243 km |
| Nautical miles | 131 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. British Airways flies it nonstop, with about 44 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 57m in the air on the LHR–MAN nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 151-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.
151 miles (243 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport.
British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
