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LIS to STN: distance & flight time
Lisbon (Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)) → London (London Stansted Airport)
1,011 mi
1,628 km · 879 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LIS — Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) · Lisbon, Portugal
- STN — London Stansted Airport · London, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LIS
- AVR · Alverca Air Base9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport12 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base74 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 mi away
Near STN
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport41 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport54 mi away
- QFO · Duxford Aerodrome15 mi away
- CBG · Cambridge Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LIS from STN?
The flight distance from Lisbon (LIS) to London (STN) is 1,011 miles (1,628 km, 879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIS to STN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIS to STN?
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