London to Vancouver flight path: LHR to YVR

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Vancouver. While the left side offers a brief London glimpse at takeoff, the right side dominates the far longer cruise and landing phases with Greenland's glaciated coastline, Labrador and Hudson Bay's rugged shoreline, and finally the dramatic Coast Mountains framing the descent into Vancouver.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Westerly departures off 27L/27R typically bank south toward the Bristol Channel/Ireland routing used for North Atlantic crossings, and during that turn the left side briefly catches the Thames Valley and London's skyline receding to the southeast before the coast of Wales and Ireland's south coast pass beneath. Notable sights include: Thames Valley reservoirs, London skyline (Canary Wharf/Shard in the distance), Berkshire/Surrey countryside, Irish south coast further along track.

When landing at Vancouver International (YVR), sit on the Right side for the best views. YVR's westerly landings on 26L/26R bring the aircraft in from the east, so the north-facing side gets a close, dramatic view of the Coast Mountains and North Shore peaks rising right at the edge of the city just before touchdown. Notable sights include: North Shore mountains (Grouse, Seymour, Cypress), Burrard Inlet, Coast Mountains range, Fraser River delta glimpsed behind.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Vancouver International (YVR) takes 9h 30m.

The route's midpoint falls near southern Greenland's fjord-cut coast and the Labrador Sea, transitioning toward Hudson Bay's eastern shoreline as the flight continues west.