Most popular long-haul flights 2023

By connecting all corners of the world in one single flight, long-haul connections are becoming more and more popular. Take a look at the most popular options, no matter where you are traveling from or what is your destination.

most popular long-haul flights

If you don’t mind spending a number of hours on the same plane, long-haul flights are a convenient option where you don’t have to worry about connecting flights. The number of long-haul routes are steadily increasing, giving travelers the possibility to reach new destinations around the world with non-stop flights – even if it’s on the other side of the globe.

What is a long-haul flight?

The definition of a long-haul flight varies between different airlines and organizations, and can be defined by either flight distance or flight time. For example, American Airlines defines long-haul flights as flights with a distance of more than 3000 miles.

When it comes to defining long-haul flights by time, IATA (International Air Transport Association) names flights with a flight time of at least six hours long-haul. If the time exceeds 16 hours, the flight is considered an ultra-long-haul flight.

Find popular long-haul flights

Do you want to see the most popular long-haul flights from a specific part of the world? Listed below you find links to each country – by following the links you can see all airports with popular long-haul flights in your country of choice. The lists are continuously being updated with new data and destinations to make sure you always have the latest information.

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Top 50 most popular long-haul flights globally

Route
Duration
Seats
New York (JFK) - London (LHR)
7h 0m
12790
New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 20m
8020
Singapore (SIN) - Melbourne (MEL)
7h 25m
7360
Los Angeles (LAX) - London (LHR)
10h 30m
6280
Paris (CDG) - New York (JFK)
9h 5m
6120
Singapore (SIN) - Seoul (ICN)
6h 15m
5930
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 35m
5620
London (LHR) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 5m
5200
Manila (MNL) - Dubai (DXB)
9h 55m
5120
San Francisco (SFO) - London (LHR)
10h 25m
5120
London (LHR) - New York (EWR)
8h 15m
4710
New York (EWR) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 30m
4700
Sydney (SYD) - Singapore (SIN)
8h 0m
4660
San Francisco (SFO) - Taipei (TPE)
14h 0m
4360
Paris (CDG) - Montreal (YUL)
7h 45m
4360
Dubai (DXB) - Singapore (SIN)
7h 25m
4330
Boston (BOS) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 52m
4310
Jakarta (CGK) - Jeddah (JED)
10h 0m
4290
London (LHR) - Doha (DOH)
7h 10m
4250
London (LHR) - Chicago (ORD)
8h 55m
4240
Jeddah (JED) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
9h 0m
4190
Mumbai (BOM) - London (LHR)
10h 25m
4140
London (LHR) - Toronto (YYZ)
7h 50m
4140
Boston (BOS) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 33m
4060
Los Angeles (LAX) - Seoul (ICN)
13h 30m
3980
Abu Dhabi (AUH) - London (LHR)
8h 5m
3910
Madrid (MAD) - Bogota (BOG)
10h 25m
3800
Delhi (DEL) - London (LHR)
9h 25m
3730
Bangkok (BKK) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 45m
3660
Taipei (TPE) - Los Angeles (LAX)
11h 40m
3570
Paris (CDG) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 40m
3390
London (LHR) - Boston (BOS)
7h 30m
3380
Sydney (SYD) - Denpasar (DPS)
6h 20m
3370
Seoul (ICN) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 15m
3350
Doha (DOH) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 30m
3310
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Seoul (ICN)
6h 30m
3300
Tokyo (HND) - Los Angeles (LAX)
9h 55m
3290
New York (EWR) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 40m
3290
Addis Ababa (ADD) - Rome (FCO)
6h 20m
3230
Amsterdam (AMS) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 45m
3220
Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG)
9h 10m
3210
Paris (ORY) - Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP)
8h 40m
3180
Lisbon (LIS) - Sao Paulo (GRU)
10h 5m
3110
London (LGW) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 55m
3110
Sydney (SYD) - Dubai (DXB)
14h 30m
3110
Tokyo (HND) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 55m
3110
Tokyo (NRT) - Bangkok (BKK)
7h 10m
3110
Manchester (MAN) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 15m
3090
Madrid (MAD) - Lima (LIM)
11h 50m
3020
Singapore (SIN) - London (LHR)
14h 15m
3020
This list was last updated on 2023-11-24. It's based on the number of avarage scheduled passenger seats (and not actual passengers) per day for the next six months. If the route does not have flights every day the avarage seats will be lower.