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Flights from London to Tenerife
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 Tenerife?
The great-circle distance from London (LON) to Tenerife is 1,807 miles. Flown nonstop, that works out at roughly 4h 16m in the air, including taxi time at both ends.
Can you fly London to Tenerife direct?
Nonstop from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Southend
From Heathrow: British Airways. From Gatwick: British Airways, easyJet, Jet2 and TUI. From Stansted: Jet2, Ryanair and TUI (seasonal). From Luton: easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair. From Southend: easyJet.
What it costs from London
The cheapest return we have measured from London to Tenerife is £52, flying out 24 Nov and back 3 Dec. 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 → TCI on KiwiWhen to book
The reason Tenerife is warm in the British winter has nothing to do with latitude and everything to do with the sea. The Canary Current runs cold down the African coast and holds the air temperature in a narrow band all year — the island never gets properly hot and never gets properly cold, and the difference between its warmest month and its coolest is smaller than the difference between a good and a bad day in Britain. What varies is not heat but cloud, and where the cloud sits depends entirely on which side of the mountain you are.
Seasons, prices and the full Tenerife guideLanding in Tenerife
Barely any time-zone shift — you can plan a full first day without allowing for jet lag.
| Airport | TCI covers both: Tenerife South (TFS), twenty minutes from the southern resorts and where nearly every British flight lands, and Tenerife North (TFN) above La Laguna, mostly inter-island and mainland. They are an hour apart — check which one your ticket says before you book a transfer. |
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| Currency | Euro. Cards are accepted everywhere including small bars; the guachinches in the north, the Teide cable car car park and rural buses want cash. |
| Language | Spanish, spoken with the soft Canarian accent that drops final consonants. English is universal in the southern resorts and patchy in the north, where a little Spanish makes a real difference. |
Where to stay in Tenerife
Most visitors stay in Costa Adeje or Los Cristianos. 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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Other destinations from London
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