Distance from Lagos to London
The great-circle distance between Lagos, Nigeria and London, United Kingdom is 5,020 km (3,119 mi · 2,711 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 5,020 km · 3,119 mi · 2,711 nmi
- Initial bearing Lagos → London
- 357° (N)
- Initial bearing London → Lagos
- 175° (S)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 6 h 34 min
- Time zones
- Lagos UTC+01:00 · London UTC+01:00 (+0 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 67 min — the sun rises later in Lagos
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Lagos
- 6.4541, 3.3947
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 05:42 UTC / 18:04 UTC
- London
- 51.5085, -0.1257
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:35 UTC / 19:39 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.