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London (LHR) – Lisbon (LIS)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,564 km
972 mi · 845 nm
Flight time
2 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
197 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (116 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,121,519
2024 · +7.2%
Flights / week
146
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
1,401,425 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LHR
209°
Heading from LIS
23°
Halfway point
45.21, -5.28
Great-circle km
1,564 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 104,080 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug104.1KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202470,442
Feb 202480,861
Mar 202496,216
Apr 202496,341
May 2024100,769
Jun 202498,024
Jul 2024101,041
Aug 2024104,080
Sep 2024102,538
Oct 2024100,175
Nov 202490,815
Dec 202480,217
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 664 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMay664JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024618
Feb 2024586
Mar 2024643
Apr 2024634
May 2024664
Jun 2024626
Jul 2024653
Aug 2024653
Sep 2024626
Oct 2024644
Nov 2024622
Dec 2024614

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,564 km.

LHR London → LIS Lisbon

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.

LIS Lisbon → 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.

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 London and Lisbon

LIS
LHR1,564
LGW1,543
STN1,628
LTN1,607
LCY1,585
SEN1,614

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

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

More routes from LIS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LIS → MAD514 km 1,906,228
LIS → ORY1,438 km 1,545,371
LIS → FNC965 km 1,393,914
LIS → BCN996 km 1,305,408
LIS → AMS1,847 km 1,044,889
LIS → PDL1,452 km 933,707
LIS → GRU7,910 km 864,997
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466
LIS → GVA1,498 km 716,106

Questions

London (LHR) and Lisbon (LIS) are 1,564 km (972 miles, 845 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.