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Brussels (BRU) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
351 km
218 mi · 190 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
80 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (47 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
570,620
2024 · −2.6%
Flights / week
97
Both directions, average
Seats filled
67%
852,465 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from BRU
282°
Heading from LHR
98°
Halfway point
51.21, 2.03
Great-circle km
350 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Brussels

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 60,705 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60.7K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202436,866
Feb 202440,945
Mar 202447,299
Apr 202444,180
May 202444,840
Jun 202447,077
Jul 202455,058
Aug 202453,842
Sep 202444,207
Oct 202446,313
Nov 202449,288
Dec 202460,705
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 493 flights
0200400600JanFebMar493AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024418
Feb 2024462
Mar 2024493
Apr 2024377
May 2024406
Jun 2024389
Jul 2024415
Aug 2024416
Sep 2024383
Oct 2024384
Nov 2024456
Dec 2024460

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 350 km.

BRU Brussels → LHR 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.

LHR London → BRU Brussels

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 Brussels and London

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BRU351329315355317275

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

More routes from BRU

Route Distance Passengers / year
BRU → MAD1,314 km 1,014,027
BRU → BCN1,083 km 881,225
BRU → FCO1,173 km 633,983
BRU → AGP1,735 km 620,371
BRU → ALC1,457 km 544,587
BRU → GVA532 km 526,592
BRU → VIE927 km 518,598
BRU → LIS1,719 km 516,642
BRU → FRA305 km 513,124
BRU → DUB786 km 469,571

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Brussels (BRU) and London (LHR) are 351 km (218 miles, 190 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.