Dublin (DUB) – London (LHR)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
450 km
280 mi · 243 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
103 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (61 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,903,141
2024 · +12.4%
Flights / week
250
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
2,357,971 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 LHRDUBLHR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DUB
117°
Heading from LHR
301°
Halfway point
52.49, -3.30
Great-circle km
449 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: August 2024: 189,419 passengers
0100K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug189.4KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024124,685
Feb 2024138,688
Mar 2024154,516
Apr 2024158,803
May 2024174,823
Jun 2024170,266
Jul 2024175,361
Aug 2024189,419
Sep 2024158,837
Oct 2024163,802
Nov 2024151,140
Dec 2024142,801
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 1,219 flights
05001K1.5KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug1.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024958
Feb 20241,017
Mar 20241,085
Apr 20241,152
May 20241,192
Jun 20241,092
Jul 20241,138
Aug 20241,219
Sep 20241,154
Oct 20241,155
Nov 2024949
Dec 2024904

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 449 km.

DUB Dublin → 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 → 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 → AMS752 km 1,297,434
DUB → MAN265 km 1,063,307
DUB → LGW486 km 1,052,966
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 LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
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
LHR → LIS1,564 km 1,121,519

Questions

Dublin (DUB) and London (LHR) are 450 km (280 miles, 243 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.