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Air freight AUH → LHR

Zayed International Airport, United Arab Emirates → London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom

Distance
5,516 km
Great circle
Best transit
7h 5m
Direct
Carriers
19
2 direct
Flight time
7h 5m
Excludes ground time

Carrier options

Computed from airline hub networks; block time from great-circle distance at 850 km/h, plus 8 h of hub ground time where the routing transfers. Not a schedule — no flight numbers or departure times, because we have no schedule feed.

Airline Routing Distance Flight Transit
Etihad Cargo EY AUH → LHR 5,516 km 7h 5m 7h 5m
British Airways Cargo BA AUH → LHR 5,516 km 7h 5m 7h 5m
Lufthansa Cargo LH AUH → FRA → LHR 5,516 km 7h 41m 15h 41m
Austrian Cargo OS AUH → VIE → LHR 5,516 km 7h 41m 15h 41m
Cargolux CV AUH → LUX → LHR 5,524 km 7h 42m 15h 42m
Turkish Cargo TK AUH → IST → LHR 5,527 km 7h 42m 15h 42m
MNG Airlines MB AUH → IST → LHR 5,527 km 7h 42m 15h 42m
DHL Aviation (EAT) QY AUH → LEJ → LHR 5,555 km 7h 44m 15h 44m
Qatar Airways Cargo QR AUH → DOH → LHR 5,561 km 7h 45m 15h 45m
KLM Cargo KL AUH → AMS → LHR 5,561 km 7h 45m 15h 45m
Swiss WorldCargo LX AUH → ZRH → LHR 5,567 km 7h 45m 15h 45m
Air France Cargo AF AUH → CDG → LHR 5,599 km 7h 47m 15h 47m

7 slower options not shown.

What it costs on this lane

Air freight prices on chargeable weight, not on distance: the greater of gross weight and volume converted at 166.67 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus a minimum charge and pass-through fuel and security surcharges. Work out the weight first — that is the half of the quote that is arithmetic — then ask for the rate.

Frequently asked

How long does air freight take from AUH to LHR?

The fastest routing in our registry estimates 7h 5m flying direct. That is flight time plus hub ground time where the routing transfers — it excludes pickup, terminal cut-off, customs clearance and final delivery, which usually add a day at each end.

Which airlines fly cargo from AUH to LHR?

Etihad Cargo, British Airways Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Cargo, Cargolux, Turkish Cargo and 13 more in our registry. 2 of them are hubbed at one end and can fly it direct.

What does air freight cost on this lane?

It depends on chargeable weight, not distance alone: the greater of gross and volumetric weight at 167 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus fuel and security surcharges. We do not publish a rate for this lane because we have no live rate feed yet — request a quote and every line comes back itemised.