Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDR to LGW: distance & flight time
Santander (Santander Airport) → London (London Gatwick Airport)
560 mi
901 km · 486 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
See live SDR→LGW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
560 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDR — Santander Airport · Santander, Spain
- LGW — London Gatwick Airport · London, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SDR
- BIO · Bilbao Airport47 mi away
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport67 mi away
- RGS · Burgos Airport75 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport101 mi away
Near LGW
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport25 mi away
- KRH · Redhill Aerodrome5 mi away
- BQH · London Biggin Hill Airport16 mi away
- ESH · Shoreham Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDR from LGW?
The flight distance from Santander (SDR) to London (LGW) is 560 miles (901 km, 486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDR to LGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 time difference between Santander and London?
London is 1 hour behind Santander.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDR to LGW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDR–LGW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.