Dublin (DUB) – London (LGW)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
486 km
302 mi · 262 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
111 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (66 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,052,966
2024 · −17.7%
Flights / week
131
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
1,220,829 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from DUB
119°
Heading from LGW
304°
Halfway point
52.33, -3.15
Great-circle km
485 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 113,095 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMar113.1KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202494,115
Feb 2024103,036
Mar 2024113,095
Apr 202475,169
May 202480,536
Jun 202484,860
Jul 202489,025
Aug 202488,859
Sep 202476,514
Oct 202477,858
Nov 202484,694
Dec 202485,205
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 746 flights
05001KJanFebMar746AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024716
Feb 2024712
Mar 2024746
Apr 2024446
May 2024503
Jun 2024544
Jul 2024570
Aug 2024565
Sep 2024542
Oct 2024464
Nov 2024495
Dec 2024486

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 485 km.

DUB Dublin → 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 → DUB Dublin

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 Dublin and London

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

More routes from DUB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DUB → LHR450 km 1,903,141
DUB → AMS752 km 1,297,434
DUB → MAN265 km 1,063,307
DUB → STN472 km 956,463
DUB → AGP1,867 km 831,629
DUB → BHX322 km 813,198
DUB → EDI337 km 739,476
DUB → BCN1,486 km 713,060
DUB → CDG787 km 691,892
DUB → FAO1,829 km 666,741

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
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

Dublin (DUB) and London (LGW) are 486 km (302 miles, 262 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.