Great-circle route LHR ↔ YVR. 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 → YVR London to Vancouver |
20/wk | Daily | Air Canada, British Airways |
| YVR → LHR Vancouver to London |
20/wk | Daily | Air Canada, British 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–YVR nonstop, including Air Canada, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777 and 1 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 Vancouver International Airport is 4,709 miles, or 7,578 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,709 mi |
| Kilometres | 7,578 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,092 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 40 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 9h 35m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,709-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 20 a week from London to Vancouver and 20 a week from Vancouver to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Canada, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
