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London (LHR) – Warsaw (WAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,474 km
916 mi · 796 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
185 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (109 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
579,372
2024 · +4.6%
Flights / week
81
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
726,790 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LHR
79°
Heading from WAW
275°
Halfway point
52.31, 10.17
Great-circle km
1,469 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Warsaw is 1 h ahead of London

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: August 2024: 55,756 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug55.8KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202443,421
Feb 202443,347
Mar 202446,243
Apr 202444,296
May 202446,340
Jun 202447,178
Jul 202455,683
Aug 202455,756
Sep 202450,249
Oct 202449,453
Nov 202448,465
Dec 202448,941
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 360 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJul360AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024358
Feb 2024327
Mar 2024358
Apr 2024350
May 2024342
Jun 2024332
Jul 2024360
Aug 2024360
Sep 2024352
Oct 2024360
Nov 2024347
Dec 2024356

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,469 km.

LHR London → WAW Warsaw

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.

WAW Warsaw → 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.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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 Warsaw

WAWWMI
LHR1,4741,450
LGW1,4631,440
STN1,4191,394
LTN1,4601,435
LCY1,4381,414
SEN1,3931,369

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

Route Distance Passengers / year
WAW → AYT1,864 km 647,287
WAW → AMS1,105 km 599,184
WAW → CDG1,346 km 536,985
WAW → FRA900 km 526,916
WAW → CPH667 km 461,210
WAW → LTN1,460 km 459,108
WAW → VIE550 km 418,353
WAW → FCO1,327 km 407,741
WAW → DXB4,158 km 400,411
WAW → MUC779 km 393,496

Questions

London (LHR) and Warsaw (WAW) are 1,474 km (916 miles, 796 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.