Popular routes

Boston (BOS) to London (LHR) distance

The great-circle distance from Boston to London is 2,829 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

BOSLHR

Route facts

From
United StatesBoston (BOS)
To
United KingdomLondon (LHR)
Time difference
London is 5 hours ahead of Boston
Midpoint
52.59° N, 39.18° W
Heading from BOS
53° northeast
Heading from LHR
288° west
Farthest north
53.7° N

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see BOS-LHR on the globe.

Related routes

Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.