Direct Flights from Detroit to London
London · United Kingdom
Nonstop service from DTW to LHR on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
30 cities have a nonstop to London, Detroit among them.
How long to go to London for, from Detroit
8h in the air, 3,756 miles. Give London a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About London
Vibrant and truly multicultural, London is a megalopolis of people, ideas and frenetic energy. The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom sits on the River Thames in South-East England. Greater London has a population of a little over 9 million. Considered one of the world's leading "global cities", London remains an international capital of culture, music, education, fashion, politics, finance and trade.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in London
- The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world.
- Buckingham Palace is a royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom in London, England.
- Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
- The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England.
- Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
- The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
- St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London.
- The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England.
- Madame Tussauds is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843.
- Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140-hectare), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London.
- The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north.
- The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
London weather, compared with Detroit
Within 1° of Detroit on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- London 47°F · Detroit 33°F · 14° warmer
- April
- London 59°F · Detroit 59°F · much the same
- July
- London 75°F · Detroit 84°F · 9° colder
- October
- London 60°F · Detroit 62°F · 2° colder
London is the steadier of the two, moving 28° between its coldest and warmest months where Detroit moves 51°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to London
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit London is May–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–75°F.
- How long to stay
- London rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and Westminster Abbey and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to London?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Detroit (DTW) to London (LHR) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to London?
- Delta flies nonstop between Detroit (DTW) and London (LHR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Detroit to London?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Detroit to London.
- How far is London from Detroit?
- London is about 3,756 miles from Detroit by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to United Kingdom?
- Yes — London (LHR) has nonstop service from Detroit on Delta, making it a nonstop gateway to United Kingdom.
- What is there to do in London?
- Popular things to do include British Museum, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, and more.
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