There are 4 ways to get from London to Afghanistan by plane or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kabul
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL)plane LHR - KBL
11h 57m$522–1,251Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kabul
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kabul (KBL)plane LGW - KBL
14h 50m$343–1,241Fly London Stansted Airport to Kabul
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kabul (KBL)plane STN - KBL
15h 7m$350–1,245Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)plane LHR - MZR
14h 45m$676–2,156
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Afghanistan is to train and fly which costs $340 - $1,300 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from London to Afghanistan is to fly which takes 11h 57m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between London and Afghanistan is 5760 km.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from London to Afghanistan, including transfers.
Afghanistan is 3h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 9:13 PM in London and 12:43 AM in Afghanistan.
There are 23+ hotels available in Afghanistan.
What companies run services between London, England and Afghanistan?
Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Frankfurt, Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Vienna, Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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