Great-circle route BCN ↔ STN. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCN → STN Barcelona to London |
30/wk | Daily | Air Afrique, Ryanair |
| STN → BCN London to Barcelona |
30/wk | Daily | Air Afrique, Ryanair |
Where a direction 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 the BCN–STN nonstop, including Air Afrique, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800 (winglets), Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Barcelona International Airport and London Stansted Airport is 737 miles, or 1,186 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 737 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,186 km |
| Nautical miles | 640 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 60 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 04m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 737-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.
About 30 a week from Barcelona to London and 30 a week from London to Barcelona, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Afrique, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800 (winglets), Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
