Düsseldorf (DUS) – London (LHR)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
503 km
313 mi · 272 nm
Flight time
1 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
63 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (37 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
618,215
2024 · +3.1%
Flights / week
100
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
811,929 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from DUS
275°
Heading from LHR
89°
Halfway point
51.44, 3.16
Great-circle km
502 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Düsseldorf

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 67,329 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec67.3K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202446,134
Feb 202444,564
Mar 202455,485
Apr 202447,730
May 202447,613
Jun 202452,018
Jul 202453,739
Aug 202447,770
Sep 202446,591
Oct 202451,580
Nov 202457,662
Dec 202467,329
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 513 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov513Dec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024436
Feb 2024451
Mar 2024486
Apr 2024390
May 2024396
Jun 2024390
Jul 2024402
Aug 2024402
Sep 2024376
Oct 2024432
Nov 2024513
Dec 2024504

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 502 km.

DUS Düsseldorf → 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 → DUS Düsseldorf

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 Düsseldorf and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
DUS503486457499468423

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

More routes from DUS

Route Distance Passengers / year
DUS → PMI1,342 km 1,355,713
DUS → AYT2,482 km 1,114,067
DUS → MUC487 km 912,267
DUS → SAW2,078 km 669,270
DUS → DXB5,011 km 580,488
DUS → IST2,014 km 554,554
DUS → VIE790 km 524,581
DUS → HRG3,511 km 466,806
DUS → ZRH445 km 466,362
DUS → BCN1,167 km 437,621

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

Düsseldorf (DUS) and London (LHR) are 503 km (313 miles, 272 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.