Most popular long-haul flights 2025

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.

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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
London (LHR) - New York (JFK)
7h 55m
13340
New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 20m
7150
London (LHR) - Singapore (SIN)
13h 30m
6580
San Francisco (SFO) - London (LHR)
10h 35m
6540
Paris (CDG) - New York (JFK)
8h 15m
6440
Melbourne (MEL) - Singapore (SIN)
7h 55m
6320
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 41m
6070
Paris (CDG) - Montreal (YUL)
7h 25m
5480
London (LHR) - Los Angeles (LAX)
11h 20m
5470
London (LHR) - Toronto (YYZ)
7h 50m
5430
London (LHR) - Chicago (ORD)
8h 30m
5090
London (LHR) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 10m
5020
Dubai (DXB) - Manila (MNL)
9h 0m
4960
New York (EWR) - London (LHR)
6h 55m
4790
Melbourne (MEL) - Denpasar (DPS)
6h 5m
4750
San Francisco (SFO) - Taipei (TPE)
13h 40m
4670
Boston (BOS) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 27m
4670
Doha (DOH) - London (LHR)
7h 25m
4570
London (LHR) - Mumbai (BOM)
9h 0m
4570
Kano (KAN) - Jeddah (JED)
7h 0m
4400
London (LHR) - Delhi (DEL)
9h 15m
4360
London (LHR) - Boston (BOS)
7h 15m
4290
Madrid (MAD) - Bogota (BOG)
10h 29m
4230
Boston (BOS) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 37m
4200
Addis Ababa (ADD) - Rome (FCO)
6h 30m
4080
London (LHR) - Hong Kong (HKG)
12h 55m
3940
Rome (FCO) - New York (JFK)
9h 35m
3910
Singapore (SIN) - Seoul (ICN)
6h 50m
3910
Taipei (TPE) - Los Angeles (LAX)
12h 0m
3880
Paris (CDG) - Los Angeles (LAX)
11h 25m
3780
Singapore (SIN) - Sydney (SYD)
7h 40m
3740
Seoul (ICN) - Los Angeles (LAX)
11h 10m
3700
Dubai (DXB) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
7h 25m
3670
Dubai (DXB) - Singapore (SIN)
7h 35m
3630
Bangkok (BKK) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 35m
3590
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Seoul (ICN)
6h 55m
3530
Tokyo (HND) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 30m
3430
Rome (FCO) - Toronto (YYZ)
9h 35m
3370
Sydney (SYD) - Denpasar (DPS)
6h 35m
3320
Tokyo (HND) - Los Angeles (LAX)
10h 5m
3290
Madrid (MAD) - Lima (LIM)
12h 5m
3280
New York (JFK) - Seoul (ICN)
15h 30m
3260
Los Angeles (LAX) - Hong Kong (HKG)
15h 15m
3180
Lisbon (LIS) - Sao Paulo (GRU)
9h 55m
3170
Paris (CDG) - Atlanta (ATL)
9h 25m
3130
Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG)
9h 25m
3130
Sydney (SYD) - Dubai (DXB)
14h 30m
3090
London (LGW) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 50m
3090
Dubai (DXB) - Manchester (MAN)
7h 35m
3080
Frankfurt (FRA) - New York (JFK)
8h 50m
3050
This list was last updated on 2025-04-15. 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.

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