✈ LHR → HEL

2H 57M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.

Flight time
2h 57m
Distance
1,148 mi
Or
1,848 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from London to Helsinki

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Vantaa (HEL), Finland Europe

How long is the flight from London to Helsinki?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Helsinki (HEL) takes about 2 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,148 miles (1,848 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 57m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,148 mi

1,848 km · great-circle

Avg speed

626 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Helsinki timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Helsinki

Time difference

+2h

2 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~2d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 225 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 316 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 76 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.