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Direct flights from Cardiff (CWL) to London (LGW): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 221 km, an estimated 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cardiff and London. Updated 19 October 2026 at 08:34 UTC.
CWL
Cardiff
tracking
LGW
London
heavy · +44
221 km · ~0h 47m est.
Disrupted · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
13 / 100
route health from live CWL and LGW delay boards
Flight time~0h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Vueling
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Cardiff to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CWL to LGW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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CWL to LGW questions
Is CWL–LGW running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The arrival side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 13/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CWL to LGW?
Great-circle distance is 221 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 46–49 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CWL–LGW fly?
Vueling runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CWL and arrival-side delay at LGW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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