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.

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.