Flights Nice → London
NCE → LGW
How long is the flight from Nice to London?
The flight from Nice (NCE) to London (LGW) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Nice to London has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 5.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 17 flights operate on this route using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, and Airbus A321, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 40,899,000 passengers annually.
The Nice (NCE) → London (LGW) route is operated by British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet. Across 31 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), 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 Nice the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nice (NCE) to London (LGW) heads north-west for about 1,001 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Nice on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of NCE-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nice the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 31 tracked NCE-LGW flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about NCE-LGW
The flight from Nice (NCE) to London (LGW) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Nice (NCE) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 31 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nice-London is 0.00% across 31 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet.
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The Nice-London route is about 1,001 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.
