Most popular long-haul flights 2026

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) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 18m
13590
New York (JFK) - London (LHR)
6h 55m
11440
Singapore (SIN) - London (LHR)
14h 30m
6880
Singapore (SIN) - Melbourne (MEL)
7h 25m
6340
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 48m
5580
Manila (MNL) - Dubai (DXB)
9h 50m
5390
London (LHR) - Delhi (DEL)
10h 5m
5160
Sydney (SYD) - Singapore (SIN)
8h 5m
5010
London (LHR) - Doha (DOH)
6h 50m
4760
Los Angeles (LAX) - London (LHR)
10h 45m
4600
Madrid (MAD) - Bogota (BOG)
10h 25m
4600
Boston (BOS) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 47m
4370
Los Angeles (LAX) - Seoul (ICN)
13h 20m
4350
New York (EWR) - London (LHR)
7h 0m
4300
New York (JFK) - Paris (CDG)
7h 10m
4240
Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG)
9h 15m
4090
Dubai (DXB) - London (LGW)
8h 0m
4060
Los Angeles (LAX) - Hong Kong (HKG)
15h 45m
4060
Seattle (SEA) - Honolulu (HNL)
6h 10m
4060
New York (EWR) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 35m
4000
London (LHR) - Hong Kong (HKG)
12h 55m
3970
Singapore (SIN) - Tokyo (HND)
6h 30m
3920
London (LHR) - Abu Dhabi (AUH)
7h 0m
3910
Boston (BOS) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 52m
3880
Chicago (ORD) - London (LHR)
7h 50m
3880
Doha (DOH) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 15m
3840
Taipei (TPE) - San Francisco (SFO)
11h 10m
3830
Addis Ababa (ADD) - Rome (FCO)
6h 35m
3810
London (LHR) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 45m
3810
Paris (CDG) - Montreal (YUL)
7h 40m
3760
Seoul (ICN) - Singapore (SIN)
7h 0m
3720
Buenos Aires (EZE) - Miami (MIA)
9h 20m
3690
Bogota (BOG) - Sao Paulo (GRU)
6h 20m
3650
Tokyo (HND) - Los Angeles (LAX)
10h 10m
3630
Jeddah (JED) - Jakarta (CGK)
10h 0m
3580
Bangkok (BKK) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 45m
3550
New York (EWR) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 35m
3540
London (LHR) - Mumbai (BOM)
9h 40m
3540
Tokyo (NRT) - Bangkok (BKK)
7h 20m
3520
London (LHR) - Boston (BOS)
7h 35m
3520
Sao Paulo (GRU) - Lisbon (LIS)
9h 40m
3500
Tokyo (HND) - Bangkok (BKK)
7h 5m
3430
Toronto (YYZ) - London (LHR)
7h 10m
3370
Taipei (TPE) - Los Angeles (LAX)
11h 40m
3340
Honolulu (HNL) - Tokyo (HND)
9h 20m
3320
Seoul (ICN) - New York (JFK)
14h 0m
3250
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 15m
3250
Lima (LIM) - Madrid (MAD)
11h 25m
3220
Dubai (DXB) - Singapore (SIN)
7h 30m
3210
Melbourne (MEL) - Hong Kong (HKG)
9h 15m
3190
This list was last updated on 2026-11-09. It's based on the number of average scheduled passenger seats (and not actual passengers) per day for the next six months. If the route does not have flights every day the average seats will be lower.