✈ LHR → SEA

LONDON → SEATTLE: 9H 55M, 4,786 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

Flight time
9h 55m
Distance
4,786 mi
Or
7,702 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from London to Seattle

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → London

How long is the flight from London to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 9 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,786 miles (7,702 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,786 mi

7,702 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1140 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1317 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 316 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.