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Flights from London to Las Vegas
Everything worth knowing before you book this route — how far it is, how long you will be in the air, whether a direct flight exists from London, and what the fare is doing.
How long is the flight from London to Las Vegas?
The great-circle distance from London (LON) to Las Vegas is 5,211 miles. Flown nonstop, that works out at roughly 10h 58m in the air, including taxi time at both ends.
Expect the return leg to differ. Flying westbound on the way out, you are pushing against the jet stream, so the outbound and inbound block times on this route differ by up to 45 minutes. Airlines schedule for it — it is not a delay.
Can you fly London to Las Vegas direct?
Nonstop from Heathrow
From Heathrow: British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
What it costs from London
The cheapest return we have measured from London to Las Vegas is £458, flying out 21 Oct and back 3 Nov. That is this airport's own best week, found by searching it separately from the other nine — every UK airport wins on a different date. The search allows one stop, so this can be a connection rather than one of the nonstops above.
Price LON → LAS on KiwiWhen to book
Las Vegas sits in the Mojave at six hundred metres, which gives it the widest annual temperature range of anywhere on this board. It is a desert basin: dry air, almost no cloud, and a ground surface that radiates the day back through the evening. The peak of the year is not merely hot but genuinely hazardous for anyone walking any distance outdoors, and the city responds by moving everything indoors and air-conditioning it to the point of discomfort.
Seasons, prices and the full Las Vegas guideLanding in Las Vegas
You gain 8 hours flying out. Westbound is the kinder direction — staying up later comes more naturally than going to bed early — so most travellers feel normal within a day or two.
| Airport | LAS, Harry Reid International, and unusually close — ten minutes to the south end of the Strip and twenty to the north. Rideshare pickup is in a dedicated garage that involves a substantial walk from baggage reclaim, which is worth knowing at the end of a ten-hour flight. Taxis queue outside the terminal and cost a few pounds more. |
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| Currency | US dollar. Cards everywhere; keep small notes for tipping, which is constant here — a dollar or two per drink, per bag, per valet collection. Sales tax of around 8.4% is added at the till rather than shown on the shelf. |
| Language | English, with Spanish widely spoken. No barrier. The pharmacy names differ as everywhere in America: paracetamol is Tylenol or acetaminophen. |
Where to stay in Las Vegas
Most visitors stay in Las Vegas Strip or South Strip. The list below is filtered to places rated 9+ by guests and sorted by price, with dates already filled in — change them for your own trip.
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