Great-circle route LHR ↔ DEL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → DEL London to Delhi |
58/wk | Daily | Air India Limited, British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| DEL → LHR Delhi to London |
58/wk | Daily | Air India Limited, British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
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.
4 airlines fly the LHR–DEL nonstop, 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 between London Heathrow Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport 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 the route nonstop, with about 116 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 35m in the air. 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.
About 58 a week from London to Delhi and 58 a week from Delhi to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
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.
