Stockholm (ARN) – London (LGW)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,479 km
919 mi · 799 nm
Flight time
2 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
186 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (110 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
311,522
2024 · −10.0%
Flights / week
39
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
385,948 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_se), reported by the airport in Sweden, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from ARN to LGWARNLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ARN
238°
Heading from LGW
43°
Halfway point
55.73, 7.89
Great-circle km
1,475 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Stockholm

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 30,585 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMay30.6KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202419,057
Feb 202421,525
Mar 202424,211
Apr 202426,338
May 202430,585
Jun 202426,413
Jul 202429,827
Aug 202429,208
Sep 202427,706
Oct 202427,472
Nov 202424,217
Dec 202424,963
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 190 flights
0100200JanFebMar190AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024146
Feb 2024164
Mar 2024190
Apr 2024182
May 2024189
Jun 2024151
Jul 2024170
Aug 2024174
Sep 2024181
Oct 2024182
Nov 2024158
Dec 2024156

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,475 km.

ARN Stockholm → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → ARN Stockholm

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Stockholm and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
ARN1,4661,4791,4001,4301,4391,403
BMA1,4511,4631,3841,4151,4231,386
NYO1,3691,3801,3021,3341,3401,303
VST1,4011,4141,3341,3641,3731,338

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Stockholm airports · All London airports

More routes from ARN

Route Distance Passengers / year
ARN → CPH548 km 1,299,390
ARN → OSL387 km 1,107,431
ARN → HEL400 km 1,041,699
ARN → LLA691 km 902,451
ARN → AMS1,155 km 893,987
ARN → LHR1,466 km 860,923
ARN → AGP3,018 km 577,915
ARN → UME478 km 551,953
ARN → CDG1,543 km 535,177
ARN → FRA1,226 km 520,802

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806

Questions

Stockholm (ARN) and London (LGW) are 1,479 km (919 miles, 799 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.