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London to Singapore flight path

LHR → SINLHRSIN
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from London to Singapore covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. It crosses the North Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Bay of Bengal: 24% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+1 and land on UTC+8.

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From London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) · LHR · SIN

LHRLondon
SINSingapore
Great-circle distance
10,880 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 00 min
Over water
24 %
Time difference today
+7 h

The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.

What countries do you fly over from London to Singapore?

  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Belarus
  • Ukraine
  • Russia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • North Sea
  • Caspian Sea
  • Bay of Bengal
  • Andaman Sea
  • Strait of Malacca

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Tirich Mir

To see Tirich Mir (7,708 m), sit on the left: it lies about 62 km from the route, ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Berlin ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Noshaq (7,492 m) ≈ 6 h 55 min
  • Tirich Mir (7,708 m) ≈ 6 h 55 min
  • Srinagar ≈ 7 h 20 min
  • Dhanbad ≈ 9 h 10 min
  • Khao Luang (1,780 m) ≈ 11 h 40 min
  • Mount Tahan (2,190 m) ≈ 12 h 15 min
Right window
  • Warsaw ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Kharkiv ≈ 3 h 10 min
  • Aýrybaba (3,137 m) ≈ 6 h 20 min
  • Rawalpindi ≈ 7 h 15 min
  • Lucknow ≈ 8 h 25 min
  • Varanasi ≈ 8 h 45 min
  • Jamshedpur ≈ 9 h 15 min
  • Kuala Lumpur ≈ 12 h 25 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+2UTC+3UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4:30UTC+5UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+7UTC+8UTC+1Bay of BengalGreat BritainCentral Russian UplandKarakum DesertHindu KushSiwalik HillsTirich Mir 7,708 m 62 kmNoshaq 7,492 m 73 kmAýrybaba 3,137 m 104 kmMount Tahan 2,190 m 67 kmKhao Luang 1,780 m 112 kmBerlin 4 kmRawalpindi 84 kmLucknow 91 kmWarsaw 13 kmKuala Lumpur 82 kmKharkiv 59 kmJamshedpur 2 kmSrinagar 66 kmDhanbad 90 kmVaranasi 55 kmLHRSIN▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+2UTC+3UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4:30UTC+5UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+7UTC+8Bay of BengalGreat BritainCentral Russian UplandUstyurt PlateauHindu KushKashmir ValleyMalay PeninsulaBerlin4 km off routeNoshaq7,492 m · 73 kmTirich Mir7,708 m · 62 kmSrinagar66 km off routeDhanbad90 km off routeKhao Luang1,780 m · 112 kmMount Tahan2,190 m · 67 kmWarsaw13 km off routeKharkiv59 km off routeAýrybaba3,137 m · 104 kmRawalpindi84 km off routeLucknow91 km off routeVaranasi55 km off routeJamshedpur2 km off routeKuala Lumpur82 km off routeLHRSINUTC+1

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from London Heathrow Airport
  2. Below: Great Britain0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Water starts: North Sea109 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Below: British Isles109 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  5. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+2290 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  6. Below: North European Plain326 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Land again326 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  8. Berlin, Germany — on the left, 4 km away955 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Warsaw, Poland — on the right, 13 km away1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  10. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+31,630 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  11. Below: Central Russian Upland2,430 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  12. Kharkiv, Ukraine — on the right, 59 km away2,560 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  13. Below: Pontic-Caspian steppe2,720 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  14. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+43,230 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  15. Below: Caspian Depression3,340 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+53,410 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+43,450 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+53,520 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Water starts: Caspian Sea3,660 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min into the flight
  20. Below: Ustyurt Plateau4,060 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  21. Below: Karakum Desert4,390 km · ≈ 5 h 20 min into the flight
  22. Below: Kyzyl Kum4,500 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
  23. Aýrybaba, 3,137 m — on the right, 104 km away5,310 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
  24. Below: Hindu Kush5,590 km · ≈ 6 h 40 min into the flight
  25. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+4:305,590 km · ≈ 6 h 40 min into the flight
  26. Noshaq, 7,492 m — on the left, 73 km away5,770 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  27. Tirich Mir, 7,708 m — on the left, 62 km away5,780 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  28. Local time below changes: UTC+4:30 to UTC+55,840 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  29. Rawalpindi, Pakistan — on the right, 84 km away6,060 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
  30. Below: Salt Range6,090 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
  31. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+5:306,130 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  32. Srinagar, India — on the left, 66 km away6,150 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  33. Below: Tibetan Plateau6,240 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
  34. Below: Kashmir Valley6,280 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
  35. Below: Himalayas6,310 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
  36. Below: Siwalik Hills6,780 km · ≈ 8 h 05 min into the flight
  37. Below: Indian subcontinent6,860 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  38. Below: Indo-Gangetic Plain6,890 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  39. Lucknow, India — on the right, 91 km away7,130 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
  40. Varanasi, India — on the right, 55 km away7,400 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
  41. Below: Chota Nagpur Plateau7,580 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  42. Dhanbad, India — on the left, 90 km away7,750 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  43. Jamshedpur, India — on the right, 2 km away7,820 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  44. Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea — 1,850 km without land8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  45. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+6:309,000 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  46. Local time below changes: UTC+6:30 to UTC+5:309,180 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  47. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+79,760 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  48. Below: Malay Peninsula9,870 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  49. Land again9,870 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  50. Khao Luang, 1,780 m — on the left, 112 km away9,970 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
  51. Water starts: Strait of Malacca9,980 km · ≈ 11 h 45 min into the flight
  52. Local time below changes: UTC+7 to UTC+810,190 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  53. Land again10,230 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  54. Mount Tahan, 2,190 m — on the left, 67 km away10,470 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  55. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — on the right, 82 km away10,570 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  56. Landing at Singapore Changi Airport10,880 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Singapore

Singapore
Singapore · Photo: Ramir Borja . · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,880 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+1London
290 kmUTC+2Amsterdam
1,630 kmUTC+3Minsk
3,230 kmUTC+4Astrakhan
3,410 kmUTC+5Atyrau
3,450 kmUTC+4Astrakhan
3,520 kmUTC+5Atyrau
5,590 kmUTC+4:30Kabul
5,840 kmUTC+5Karachi
6,130 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
9,000 kmUTC+6:30Yangon
9,180 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
9,760 kmUTC+7Bangkok
10,190 kmUTC+8Kuala Lumpur

Airspace (FIRs) along the route

Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.

  • London
  • Amsterdam
  • Langen
  • Bremen
  • Langen
  • Bremen
  • Warszawa
  • Minsk
  • Kyiv
  • Dnipro
  • Moscow
  • Rostov
  • Aktobe
  • Rostov
  • Aktobe
  • Tashkent
  • Samarkand
  • Dushanbe
  • Kabul
  • Lahore
  • Delhi
  • Kolkata
  • Yangon
  • Bangkok
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Singapore

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from London to Singapore?

Along the shortest route, the flight from London to Singapore covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. It crosses the North Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Bay of Bengal: 24% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+1 and land on UTC+8.

What countries do you fly over from London to Singapore?

It passes over or close to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, and crosses the North Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from London to Singapore?

About 13 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

How far is London from Singapore by plane?

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,880 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

How much of the flight is over water?

24% of the route, about 2,650 km. The longest stretch without land is 1,850 km.

Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?

It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.

Does GPS work in airplane mode?

Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.

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How this was calculated

The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.

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