LHR local time
London Heathrow Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Europe/LondonBST
- Sunrise
- 4:44 am
- Sunset
- 7:28 pm
- Daylight
- 14 hours 44 minutes210 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 72 days
Getting to and from LHR
London Heathrow Airport serves London, about 24 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from LHR
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:56 pm Wed | 18:56 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:56 pm Wed | 19:56 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:56 pm Wed | 20:56 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:56 pm Wed | 21:56 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:56 pm Wed | 21:56 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:56 pm Wed | 22:56 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 3:56 am | 03:56 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 3:56 am | 03:56 | 1 hour ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at LHR airport right now?
It is 2:56 am (02:56) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at London Heathrow Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is LHR in?
London Heathrow Airport is in Europe/London, currently BST (UTC+1) — the same zone as London.
How far is LHR from London?
About 24 km (15 miles) from the centre of London. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does LHR observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).