Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Ahmedabad. The left side wins overall because while the right side has the better Gatwick departure view, the left side delivers the more dramatic and sustained scenery: crossing the Alps from the left gives distant views of the Mont Blanc massif and the Swiss Alps on the horizon, and the Sabarmati River arrival into Ahmedabad is the most visually distinctive moment of the whole flight. The left side also tracks the Aegean coastline and parts of the Turkish interior during cruise.

During takeoff from Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Right side for the best views. Gatwick typically departs northeastward on runway 26L/08R or southward on 26R. On a northeast departure heading toward the continent, the right side gives views over the North Downs and the Thames estuary as the aircraft turns southeast. On a southerly departure, the right side looks west over the Surrey Hills and the Weald. Notable sights include: Surrey Hills AONB, the North Downs escarpment, Crawley town grid below, the Weald farmland patchwork.

When landing at Ahmedabad (AMD), sit on the Left side for the best views. Ahmedabad's runway 05/23 means arrivals typically come in from the southwest or northeast. On a southwest approach to runway 23, the left side looks north over the Sabarmati River winding through central Ahmedabad, giving clear views of the old city and the river's distinctive meandering course through the urban fabric. Notable sights include: Sabarmati River bends through Ahmedabad, the old walled city district east of the river, Kankaria Lake (circular reservoir in the southeast of the city), the flat semi-arid Gujarat plain stretching to the horizon.

The flight from Gatwick (LGW) to Ahmedabad (AMD) takes Approximately 9 to 9.5 hours.

The route tracks southeast from London across France, crossing the Alps (Mont Blanc massif visible to the south on the left side), then over northern Italy or the Adriatic, across Greece and the Aegean Sea, over Turkey and into Iran crossing the Zagros Mountains — a dramatic folded ridge system visible from altitude — then across the Iranian plateau and the Thar Desert fringe before descending into Gujarat. The Zagros folds are particularly striking from altitude, appearing as tightly packed parallel ridges in brown and tan.