Great-circle route LHR ↔ FCO. 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → FCO London to Rome |
68/wk | Daily | British Airways, ITA Airways |
| FCO → LHR Rome to London |
69/wk | Daily | British Airways, ITA 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.
2 airlines fly the LHR–FCO nonstop, including British Airways, ITA Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport is 897 miles, or 1,444 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 897 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,444 km |
| Nautical miles | 779 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 137 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 2h 22m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 897-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 68 a week from London to Rome and 69 a week from Rome to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, ITA Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
