Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Bahrain. The right side captures the King Fahd Causeway and Manama on landing, which is a genuinely striking and unusual view. The left side wins at takeoff over London, but the right side also picks up the Alps crossing and the Zagros foothills en route, making it the stronger seat across the full journey.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Heathrow typically departs eastbound on runways 27L/27R (westerly wind), meaning a left turn south puts the left side over central London. You get a clear sweep over the Thames, the City, and the landmarks below before tracking southeast. If departing on 09L/09R heading east, the left side still picks up the Thames corridor and Canary Wharf. Notable sights include: River Thames snaking through central London, Canary Wharf tower cluster, Windsor Castle and Great Park to the west on initial climb, M25 orbital motorway ring.

When landing at Bahrain International (BAH), sit on the Right side for the best views. Bahrain International sits on the northeast coast of Bahrain island. Aircraft typically approach from the northwest over the Arabian Gulf, so the right side faces south toward the Bahrain island landmass, the King Fahd Causeway connecting to Saudi Arabia, and the shallow turquoise waters of the Gulf. The left side faces open water to the north. Notable sights include: King Fahd Causeway stretching southwest to Saudi Arabia, Manama city center and reclaimed waterfront, shallow turquoise Gulf waters with visible sandbars, Muharraq island directly below on approach.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Bahrain International (BAH) takes Approximately 6 hours 30 minutes.

The route tracks southeast from London across France, then over the Alps (Mont Blanc massif visible on clear days), across northern Italy and the Adriatic Sea, over Greece and the Aegean, then Turkey, crossing into Iraq or Kuwait airspace depending on routing, before descending over the Arabian Gulf. The Zagros Mountains of western Iran are a prominent feature in the latter half of the flight, and the transition from green European landscape to the brown arid terrain of the Middle East is dramatic around the Turkey-Iraq border region.