Flights London → Marseille
LHR → MRS
Route overview
The flight route from London to Marseille boasts a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, with an average arrival three minutes and fifty-four seconds ahead of schedule based on data from nine total flights. The Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft operate this route, serving the highly trafficked destination airport in Marseille that opened in 1922 and currently handles over nine million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Marseille (MRS) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 9 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Marseille the average ATFM delay is 23.2 minutes (main cause: ATC pre-departure). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Marseille: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Marseille (MRS) heads south-east for about 989 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 78% of LHR-MRS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Marseille it is 23.2 min (ATC pre-departure).
Across 9 tracked LHR-MRS flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating LHR-MRS
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-MRS
On the London (LHR) -> Marseille (MRS) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -4 minutes, based on 9 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Marseille is 0.00% across 9 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Marseille, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The London-Marseille route is about 989 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
