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London (LHR) – Munich (MUC)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
944 km
587 mi · 510 nm
Flight time
1 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
118 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (70 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,304,262
2024 · +8.4%
Flights / week
181
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
1,582,151 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 LHR to MUCLHRMUC
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LHR
107°
Heading from MUC
296°
Halfway point
50.07, 5.86
Great-circle km
941 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Munich is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 132,182 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug132.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202480,447
Feb 202486,665
Mar 2024102,393
Apr 2024106,314
May 2024107,257
Jun 2024112,786
Jul 2024122,905
Aug 2024132,182
Sep 2024116,632
Oct 2024114,983
Nov 2024104,746
Dec 2024116,952
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 833 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov833Dec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024676
Feb 2024743
Mar 2024815
Apr 2024813
May 2024794
Jun 2024749
Jul 2024787
Aug 2024813
Sep 2024797
Oct 2024822
Nov 2024833
Dec 2024789

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 941 km.

LHR London → MUC Munich

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.

MUC Munich → 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.

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 Munich

MUC
LHR944
LGW916
STN913
LTN952
LCY911
SEN871

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 → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802
LHR → LIS1,564 km 1,121,519

More routes from MUC

Route Distance Passengers / year
MUC → HAM600 km 1,281,162
MUC → FRA300 km 1,012,334
MUC → BER462 km 918,533
MUC → DUS487 km 912,267
MUC → MAD1,498 km 892,628
MUC → CDG683 km 830,050
MUC → BCN1,096 km 820,280
MUC → AMS665 km 808,852
MUC → PMI1,216 km 755,880
MUC → ATH1,519 km 744,703

Questions

London (LHR) and Munich (MUC) are 944 km (587 miles, 510 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.