Boston (BOS) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 5,255 km
- 3,265 mi · 2,837 nm
- Flight time
- 6 h 40 min / 7 h 30 min
- Average gate to gate: BOS → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 613 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (363 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,082,778
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.1%
- Flights / week
- 103
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 78%
- 1,393,164 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- BA, VS, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BOS
- 53°
- Heading from LHR
- 288°
- Halfway point
- 52.60, -39.17
- Great-circle km
- 5,240 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BOS → LHR
- 6 h 5 min
- In the air LHR → BOS
- 6 h 55 min
- Clocks
- London is 5 h ahead of Boston
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 114,135 |
| Sep 2025 | 96,804 |
| Oct 2025 | 97,023 |
| Nov 2025 | 76,959 |
| Dec 2025 | 88,129 |
| Jan 2026 | 69,426 |
| Feb 2026 | 55,287 |
| Mar 2026 | 80,218 |
| Apr 2026 | 88,426 |
| May 2026 | 97,372 |
| Jun 2026 | 107,382 |
| Jul 2026 | 111,617 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 492 |
| Sep 2025 | 479 |
| Oct 2025 | 456 |
| Nov 2025 | 426 |
| Dec 2025 | 446 |
| Jan 2026 | 409 |
| Feb 2026 | 355 |
| Mar 2026 | 437 |
| Apr 2026 | 445 |
| May 2026 | 456 |
| Jun 2026 | 476 |
| Jul 2026 | 490 |
Airlines flying BOS–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| BABritish Airways | 39 | 44% |
| VSVirgin Atlantic Airways | 22 | 21% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 14% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 14 | 13% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 14 | 7% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 1,731 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 722 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 721 flights
- Airbus A330-900neo · 700 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 464 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 369 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 313 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 147 flights
Also carried: 21,402 tonnes of freight and 10 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,240 km.
BOS Boston → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LHR London → BOS Boston
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
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 Boston and London
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports