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) - London (LHR)
7h 5m
10710
New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 11m
7880
Singapore (SIN) - London (LHR)
14h 10m
7100
Singapore (SIN) - Melbourne (MEL)
7h 15m
6270
Delhi (DEL) - London (LHR)
11h 30m
6000
Doha (DOH) - London (LHR)
8h 10m
5430
Manila (MNL) - Dubai (DXB)
9h 15m
5160
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 30m
5150
New York (EWR) - London (LHR)
7h 0m
5140
New York (JFK) - Paris (CDG)
7h 30m
4710
Mumbai (BOM) - London (LHR)
10h 35m
4690
London (LHR) - San Francisco (SFO)
11h 5m
4630
Madrid (MAD) - Bogota (BOG)
10h 10m
4560
Boston (BOS) - Los Angeles (LAX)
6h 52m
4290
Sydney (SYD) - Singapore (SIN)
8h 25m
4060
Jeddah (JED) - Jakarta (CGK)
10h 20m
4040
Los Angeles (LAX) - Hong Kong (HKG)
15h 20m
4000
London (LHR) - Hong Kong (HKG)
13h 5m
3930
Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG)
9h 25m
3930
London (LHR) - Toronto (YYZ)
7h 45m
3910
Singapore (SIN) - Tokyo (HND)
6h 55m
3910
Abu Dhabi (AUH) - London (LHR)
7h 40m
3880
Los Angeles (LAX) - London (LHR)
10h 35m
3870
Los Angeles (LAX) - Seoul (ICN)
12h 50m
3840
Taipei (TPE) - San Francisco (SFO)
11h 20m
3830
Seoul (ICN) - Singapore (SIN)
6h 30m
3710
Bogota (BOG) - Sao Paulo (GRU)
6h 20m
3710
Bangkok (BKK) - Doha (DOH)
7h 25m
3710
Seattle (SEA) - Honolulu (HNL)
6h 11m
3710
New York (EWR) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 14m
3690
Addis Ababa (ADD) - Rome (FCO)
6h 30m
3680
Paris (CDG) - Montreal (YUL)
7h 35m
3670
Tokyo (HND) - Los Angeles (LAX)
10h 10m
3620
Chicago (ORD) - London (LHR)
7h 50m
3620
Boston (BOS) - San Francisco (SFO)
6h 50m
3540
Jeddah (JED) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
9h 25m
3540
Tokyo (NRT) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 35m
3530
Bangkok (BKK) - Dubai (DXB)
6h 10m
3510
London (LHR) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 0m
3470
Madrid (MAD) - Lima (LIM)
12h 25m
3450
Singapore (SIN) - Dubai (DXB)
7h 10m
3430
Tokyo (HND) - Bangkok (BKK)
6h 30m
3420
London (LHR) - Boston (BOS)
7h 30m
3360
Singapore (SIN) - Beijing (PEK)
6h 25m
3320
Taipei (TPE) - Los Angeles (LAX)
12h 5m
3310
London (LHR) - Atlanta (ATL)
9h 25m
3310
Honolulu (HNL) - Tokyo (HND)
8h 30m
3270
Seoul (ICN) - New York (JFK)
14h 0m
3260
Buenos Aires (EZE) - Miami (MIA)
9h 10m
3240
Sydney (SYD) - Denpasar (DPS)
6h 35m
3170
This list was last updated on 2026-09-30. 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.