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Rome (FCO) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,446 km
898 mi · 781 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
182 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (107 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
728,767
2024 · +0.9%
Flights / week
99
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
921,344 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from FCO
322°
Heading from LHR
133°
Halfway point
46.82, 6.47
Great-circle km
1,444 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Rome

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 70,705 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct70.7KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202449,691
Feb 202451,112
Mar 202461,985
Apr 202458,219
May 202462,676
Jun 202463,782
Jul 202467,552
Aug 202468,537
Sep 202464,396
Oct 202470,705
Nov 202458,174
Dec 202451,938
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 470 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct470NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024410
Feb 2024378
Mar 2024416
Apr 2024436
May 2024442
Jun 2024432
Jul 2024429
Aug 2024436
Sep 2024411
Oct 2024470
Nov 2024435
Dec 2024427

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,444 km.

FCO Rome → 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 → FCO Rome

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 Rome and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
FCO1,4461,4071,4441,4721,4231,397
CIA1,4641,4261,4611,4901,4401,414

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

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

Rome (FCO) and London (LHR) are 1,446 km (898 miles, 781 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.