Flights London → Mumbai
LHR → BOM
How long is the flight from London to Mumbai?
The flight from London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) takes 8h 46m 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
The flight route from London to Mumbai operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, and when delays occur, they typically amount to around twelve minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately twenty-nine flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777, Boeing 787-8, and Airbus A330-300, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Mumbai, which handles nearly forty-seven million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Mumbai (BOM) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 42 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mumbai the average ATFM delay is 4.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Mumbai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) heads east for about 7,213 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 46m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 64% of LHR-BOM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Mumbai it is 4.5 min (atfm).
Across 42 tracked LHR-BOM flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-BOM
The flight from London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM) takes 8h 46m 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 London (LHR) -> Mumbai (BOM) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 42 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Mumbai is 2.38% across 42 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
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The London-Mumbai route is about 7,213 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
