Flights Barcelona → London
BCN → LGW
How long is the flight from Barcelona to London?
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to London (LGW) takes 1h 41m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route from Barcelona to London boasts a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, with flights arriving an average of one minute early. Over the past period, twelve flights have operated using a variety of aircraft including Airbus A319, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Boeing 757-200.
The Barcelona (BCN) → London (LGW) route is operated by British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet, Vueling Airlines. Across 49 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 40 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to London (LGW) heads north for about 1,109 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of BCN-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 49 tracked BCN-LGW flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 40 min and a 6.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 80% | 36 min | 0.0% |
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BCN-LGW
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to London (LGW) takes 1h 41m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 40 minutes, based on 49 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-London is 6.12% across 49 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet, Vueling Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at London, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Barcelona-London route is about 1,109 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
