Geneva (GVA) – London (LTN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
785 km
488 mi · 424 nm
Flight time
1 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
99 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (58 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
314,373
2024 · −4.9%
Flights / week
50
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
364,640 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from GVA
325°
Heading from LTN
140°
Halfway point
49.10, 3.05
Great-circle km
784 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Geneva

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 59,956 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202448,477
Feb 202450,811
Mar 202459,956
Apr 202418,435
May 202414,049
Jun 202414,012
Jul 202416,642
Aug 202417,213
Sep 202411,756
Oct 20247,946
Nov 20248,374
Dec 202446,702
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 457 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024394
Feb 2024418
Mar 2024457
Apr 2024153
May 2024137
Jun 2024136
Jul 2024131
Aug 2024140
Sep 2024105
Oct 202480
Nov 202482
Dec 2024370

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 784 km.

GVA Geneva → LTN 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.

LTN London → GVA Geneva

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 Geneva and London

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

More routes from GVA

Route Distance Passengers / year
GVA → LHR755 km 1,033,466
GVA → OPO1,311 km 809,526
GVA → LGW716 km 758,331
GVA → LIS1,498 km 716,106
GVA → AMS682 km 641,328
GVA → CDG408 km 558,129
GVA → MAD1,010 km 548,980
GVA → BCN638 km 539,963
GVA → BRU532 km 526,592
GVA → ZRH230 km 472,510

More routes from LTN

Route Distance Passengers / year
LTN → AMS355 km 568,697
LTN → OTP2,113 km 520,286
LTN → WAW1,460 km 459,108
LTN → BUD1,496 km 453,274
LTN → DUB435 km 402,160
LTN → LIS1,607 km 393,900
LTN → AGP1,720 km 362,371
LTN → PMI1,391 km 358,898
LTN → CDG380 km 344,298
LTN → ALC1,511 km 335,169

Questions

Geneva (GVA) and London (LTN) are 785 km (488 miles, 424 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.