Great-circle route LHR ↔ HND. 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 → HND London to Tokyo |
35/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Airlines |
| HND → LHR Tokyo to London |
29/wk | Daily | All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic |
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–HND nonstop, including All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-8, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger 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 Tokyo Haneda International Airport is 5,960 miles, or 9,592 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,960 mi |
| Kilometres | 9,592 km |
| Nautical miles | 5,179 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 64 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 11h 57m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,960-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 35 a week from London to Tokyo and 29 a week from Tokyo to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-8, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
