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Helsinki (HEL) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,853 km
1,151 mi · 1,001 nm
Flight time
3 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
232 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (137 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
532,334
2024 · −0.8%
Flights / week
60
Both directions, average
Seats filled
74%
716,872 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from HEL
249°
Heading from LHR
48°
Halfway point
56.55, 10.78
Great-circle km
1,848 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 2 h behind Helsinki

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 53,499 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul53.5KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202438,894
Feb 202436,506
Mar 202443,256
Apr 202441,889
May 202441,847
Jun 202448,081
Jul 202453,499
Aug 202448,636
Sep 202444,271
Oct 202443,225
Nov 202442,079
Dec 202450,151
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 341 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov341Dec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024256
Feb 2024225
Mar 2024257
Apr 2024240
May 2024246
Jun 2024238
Jul 2024248
Aug 2024247
Sep 2024241
Oct 2024267
Nov 2024341
Dec 2024335

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,848 km.

HEL Helsinki → LHR London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LHR London → HEL Helsinki

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 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 Helsinki and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
HEL1,8531,8631,7871,8191,8241,786

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

More routes from HEL

Route Distance Passengers / year
HEL → ARN400 km 1,041,699
HEL → CPH895 km 606,871
HEL → AMS1,526 km 606,505
HEL → RVN697 km 529,894
HEL → OUL514 km 504,558
HEL → MUC1,577 km 496,341
HEL → FRA1,542 km 472,673
HEL → CDG1,900 km 462,373
HEL → RIX383 km 393,826
HEL → AGP3,356 km 357,486

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

Helsinki (HEL) and London (LHR) are 1,853 km (1,151 miles, 1,001 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.