Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Bombay to London. While the right side wins at departure for Mumbai city views, the left side captures more of the flight's geography overall. Climbing out and turning northwest, the left side picks up the Thar Desert and Rajasthan plains. Over the Middle East, left faces south toward the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. Over Turkey and the Balkans, left faces south toward the Mediterranean and Aegean. The London approach on the left delivers Windsor and the Thames. Right side is better only for the Mumbai departure itself.

During takeoff from Chhatrapati Shivaji International (BOM), sit on the Right side for the best views. BOM typically departs on runway 27 (heading west) or 14/32. On a westward departure over the Arabian Sea, the right side faces north and gives you the Mumbai city skyline, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, and the dense urban sprawl of the western suburbs before the aircraft turns northwest. On a runway 14 departure heading southeast then turning northwest, the right side still captures the city and harbor. Notable sights include: Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Back Bay and Marine Drive curve, Mumbai Harbor with Elephanta Island, Dharavi and the urban grid of central Mumbai.

When landing at Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Heathrow predominantly lands on easterly headings (runway 27L/27R from the west, or 09L/09R from the east). On the standard long-final approach from the west over Windsor and Slough, the left side faces south and gives you Windsor Castle, the Thames valley, and central London in the distance. On an easterly approach, left side still captures the city spread south of the flight path. Notable sights include: Windsor Castle and Windsor Great Park, Thames River bends through west London, Wembley Stadium arch visible to the north-left, the central London skyline on the distant horizon.

The flight from Chhatrapati Shivaji International (BOM) to Heathrow (LHR) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The route tracks northwest from Mumbai over the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, then across Pakistan and Afghanistan or Iran depending on routing, over the Caspian Sea, across Turkey including the Anatolian plateau, over the Bosphorus and the Balkans, across the Alps or northern Italy, over France, and across the English Channel into southern England. Notable features include the Zagros Mountains of Iran, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea coastline, the snow-covered Alps visible on the southern horizon, and the English Channel crossing near Calais.