LHR → NCELondon to Nice

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Direct flights from London (LHR) to Nice (NCE): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 15 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. 2 of the 15 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,042 km, an estimated 1 hour 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Nice. Updated 10 September 2026 at 18:32 UTC.

LHR London heavy · +32
NCE Nice busy · +16
1,042 km · ~1h 50m est.
dep bank 07:20–20:157x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
33% on time

of the last 15 operated LHR → NCE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +20 min. 2 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+20 minacross the last 15 operated legs
Flight time~1h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled13.3%recent route rate · 2 of 15

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA33% on time

Flights BA326 varies daily · BA328 varies daily · BA330 varies Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su · BA340 varies Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10BA326dep +35 → arr+18
09-10BA328dep +106 → arr+72
09-10BA332dep +49 → arr+2
09-10BA334dep +45 → arr+3
09-10BA336dep +56 → arr+20
09-10BA342dep +58 → arr+10
09-09BA326dep +13 → arr−14
09-09BA328dep +62 → arr+38
09-09BA330cancelledCNX
09-09BA332dep +173 → arr+156
09-09BA334dep +29 → arr+7
09-09BA336dep +101 → arr+67
09-09BA338dep +71 → arr+42
09-09BA340dep +319 → arr+294
09-09BA342cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LHRLondon +32 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · SW 15 kt Full LHR delay board →
NCENice +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 6 kt Full NCE delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NCE: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Nice route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LHR to NCE flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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LHR to NCE questions

Is LHR–NCE running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LHR to NCE?

Great-circle distance is 1,042 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 104–119 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LHR–NCE fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 53 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LHR and arrival-side delay at NCE, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.