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The flight time from Vancouver to London is approximately 9h 35m nonstop. The distance is 4,709 miles (7,578 km). There are about 4 nonstop flights from Vancouver to London 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YVR → LHR Vancouver International Airport to London Heathrow Airport |
9h 35m | 4,709 mi | 20/wk | Air Canada, British Airways |
| YVR → LGW Vancouver International Airport to London Gatwick Airport |
9h 38m | 4,734 mi | 7/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.
2 airlines fly nonstop from Vancouver to London, including Air Canada, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A350-1000.
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 Vancouver to London is 4,709 miles, or 7,578 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,709 mi |
| Kilometres | 7,578 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,092 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 27 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 9h 35m in the air on the YVR–LHR nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,709-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.
4,709 miles (7,578 km) great-circle between Vancouver International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
Air Canada, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 777, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A350-1000. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
YVR to LHR, YVR to LGW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
