Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Stockholm. While the left seat wins at takeoff with London views, the right seat delivers the more spectacular experience overall. The Stockholm archipelago on approach is genuinely world-class scenery, and during the cruise the right side also faces south over Denmark, the Danish straits, and the Swedish coastline as the route tracks northeast across Scandinavia.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Heathrow typically departs eastbound on runways 09L/09R, so a left (north-facing) seat gives you a clear view over central London as the aircraft climbs out. You'll see the Thames snaking through the city, the dense urban grid of West London, and on a clear day the towers of Canary Wharf and the City on the horizon. Notable sights include: River Thames bends through West/Central London, Wembley Stadium arch, Hyde Park green rectangle, City of London skyline on the horizon.

When landing at Arlanda (ARN), sit on the Right side for the best views. Arlanda typically lands on runways oriented roughly north-south (runway 01/19 or 08/26). On a southerly approach from the northeast, a right (east-facing) seat gives views over the Stockholm archipelago — thousands of forested islands and inlets of the Baltic Sea — which is one of the most spectacular approaches in northern Europe. The city of Stockholm itself sits to the south on the right side as you descend. Notable sights include: Stockholm archipelago (Skärgården) with its thousands of islands, Lake Mälaren to the west of Stockholm, Stockholm city center and Gamla Stan island, forested Swedish lowlands.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Arlanda (ARN) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

The route tracks northeast from London across the North Sea, crossing the Danish coast near Jutland, then over the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden, before crossing southern Sweden's agricultural lowlands and lake district (including Lake Vänern, one of Europe's largest lakes, visible to the right/south) and descending toward Uppsala and Arlanda.