Great-circle route LHR ↔ LIS. 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 → LIS London to Lisbon |
74/wk | Daily | British Airways, TAP Portugal |
| LIS → LHR Lisbon to London |
71/wk | Daily | British Airways, TAP Portugal |
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–LIS nonstop, including British Airways, TAP Portugal.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport and Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) is 972 miles, or 1,564 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 972 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,564 km |
| Nautical miles | 845 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 145 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 30m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 972-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 74 a week from London to Lisbon and 71 a week from Lisbon to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, TAP Portugal.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
