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Barcelona (BCN) – London (STN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,185 km
737 mi · 640 nm
Flight time
2 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
149 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (88 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
509,761
2024 · +2.4%
Flights / week
57
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
566,878 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
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 STNBCNSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BCN
354°
Heading from STN
172°
Halfway point
46.60, 1.25
Great-circle km
1,186 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Barcelona

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 45,297 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug45.3KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202441,565
Feb 202438,382
Mar 202443,470
Apr 202441,512
May 202442,308
Jun 202443,853
Jul 202442,921
Aug 202445,297
Sep 202440,962
Oct 202444,167
Nov 202440,806
Dec 202444,518
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 271 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec271
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Month Flights
Jan 2024248
Feb 2024235
Mar 2024255
Apr 2024239
May 2024251
Jun 2024242
Jul 2024240
Aug 2024252
Sep 2024235
Oct 2024257
Nov 2024262
Dec 2024271

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,186 km.

BCN Barcelona → STN 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.

STN 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 → LGW1,109 km 1,353,516
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

More routes from STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342
STN → OTP2,073 km 443,896

Questions

Barcelona (BCN) and London (STN) are 1,185 km (737 miles, 640 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.