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Barcelona (BCN) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,109 km
689 mi · 599 nm
Flight time
2 h 5 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
139 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (82 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,353,516
2024 · +6.0%
Flights / week
163
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
1,526,106 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from BCN
352°
Heading from LGW
170°
Halfway point
46.23, 1.05
Great-circle km
1,109 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Barcelona

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 141,309 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug141.3KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202478,254
Feb 202497,589
Mar 2024109,155
Apr 2024109,708
May 2024123,541
Jun 2024133,184
Jul 2024139,549
Aug 2024141,309
Sep 2024125,957
Oct 2024110,374
Nov 202492,523
Dec 202492,373
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 838 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul838AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024511
Feb 2024607
Mar 2024668
Apr 2024706
May 2024771
Jun 2024798
Jul 2024838
Aug 2024817
Sep 2024791
Oct 2024745
Nov 2024603
Dec 2024642

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,109 km.

BCN Barcelona → 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 → BCN Barcelona

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.

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 Barcelona and London

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BCN1,1471,1091,1851,1911,1451,147

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

More routes from BCN

Route Distance Passengers / year
BCN → PMI202 km 2,323,085
BCN → MAD484 km 2,036,488
BCN → FCO850 km 1,706,636
BCN → AMS1,241 km 1,559,616
BCN → LIS996 km 1,305,408
BCN → CDG858 km 1,291,815
BCN → MXP722 km 1,279,578
BCN → IBZ276 km 1,259,182
BCN → ORY826 km 1,129,008
BCN → SVQ810 km 1,113,832

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
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
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

Questions

Barcelona (BCN) and London (LGW) are 1,109 km (689 miles, 599 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.