Top 100 busiest international airline routes

- by number of daily departures

UPDATED 2023-06-08

This is a list of the 100 busiest international (flights between countries) airline routes in the world. The list is based on scheduled passenger flights only and is ordered by number of departures. The number of passengers are not counted (and would differ alot depending on aircraft capacity).
Please note that scheduled flights with helicopters are also included, like the Nice - Monaco route.

 
From: To:
1
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore (SIN) 39 flights every day
2
Singapore (SIN) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 39 flights every day
3
Philipsburg (SXM) Saint Barthelemy (SBH) 28 flights every day
4
Saint Barthelemy (SBH) Sint Maarten (SXM) 28 flights every day
5
Jeddah (JED) Cairo (CAI) 27 flights every day
6
Kairo (CAI) Jeddah (JED) 26 flights every day
7
Taipei (TPE) Hong Kong (HKG) 24 flights every day
8
Seoul (ICN) Osaka (KIX) 24 flights every day
9
Osaka (KIX) Seoul (ICN) 24 flights every day
10
Singapore (SIN) Jakarta (CGK) 24 flights every day
11
Jakarta (CGK) Singapore (SIN) 23 flights every day
12
New York (LGA) Toronto (YYZ) 23 flights every day
13
Toronto (YYZ) New York (LGA) 23 flights every day
14
Hongkong (HKG) Taipei (TPE) 23 flights every day
15
Seoul (ICN) Tokyo (NRT) 22 flights every day
16
Tokyo (NRT) Seoul (ICN) 22 flights every day
17
Dubai (DXB) Riyadh (RUH) 22 flights every day
18
Riyadh (RUH) Dubai (DXB) 22 flights every day
19
London (LHR) New York (JFK) 21 flights every day
20
New York (JFK) London (LHR) 21 flights every day
21
Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 20 flights every day
22
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Jakarta (CGK) 20 flights every day
23
Orlando (MCO) San Juan (SJU) 20 flights every day
24
San Juan (SJU) Orlando (MCO) 20 flights every day
25
Seoul (ICN) Fukuoka (FUK) 20 flights every day
26
Fukuoka (FUK) Seoul (ICN) 20 flights every day
27
Bangkok (BKK) Singapore (SIN) 18 flights every day
28
Singapore (SIN) Bangkok (BKK) 18 flights every day
29
Lissabon (LIS) Madrid (MAD) 17 flights every day
30
Toronto (YYZ) Chicago (ORD) 17 flights every day
31
Chicago (ORD) Toronto (YYZ) 17 flights every day
32
Madrid (MAD) Lisbon (LIS) 17 flights every day
33
Dubai (DXB) Kuwait (KWI) 17 flights every day
34
Kuwait (KWI) Dubai (DXB) 17 flights every day
35
Tokyo (NRT) Taipei (TPE) 17 flights every day
36
Dubai (DXB) Mumbai (BOM) 16 flights every day
37
Mumbai (BOM) Dubai (DXB) 16 flights every day
38
Taipei (TPE) Tokyo (NRT) 16 flights every day
39
Singapore (SIN) Denpasar (DPS) 16 flights every day
40
Denpasar (DPS) Singapore (SIN) 16 flights every day
41
Bangkok (BKK) Hong Kong (HKG) 16 flights every day
42
Hongkong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK) 16 flights every day
43
Manila (MNL) Hong Kong (HKG) 16 flights every day
44
Hongkong (HKG) Manila (MNL) 16 flights every day
45
Oslo (OSL) Copenhagen (CPH) 16 flights every day
46
Köpenhamn (CPH) Oslo (OSL) 16 flights every day
47
Kairo (CAI) Riyadh (RUH) 16 flights every day
48
Riyadh (RUH) Cairo (CAI) 16 flights every day
49
Teheran (IKA) Istanbul (IST) 16 flights every day
50
Istanbul (IST) Tehran (IKA) 16 flights every day
51
Jeddah (JED) Dubai (DXB) 16 flights every day
52
Newark (EWR) Toronto (YYZ) 15 flights every day
53
New York (LGA) Montreal (YUL) 15 flights every day
54
Montreal (YUL) New York (LGA) 15 flights every day
55
Dubai (DXB) Jeddah (JED) 15 flights every day
56
Singapore (SIN) Manila (MNL) 15 flights every day
57
Penang (PEN) Singapore (SIN) 15 flights every day
58
Manila (MNL) Singapore (SIN) 15 flights every day
59
Singapore (SIN) Penang (PEN) 15 flights every day
60
Toronto (YYZ) New York (EWR) 15 flights every day
61
Amsterdam (AMS) Copenhagen (CPH) 14 flights every day
62
Köpenhamn (CPH) Amsterdam (AMS) 14 flights every day
63
Muharraq (BAH) Dubai (DXB) 14 flights every day
64
Dubai (DXB) Bahrain (BAH) 14 flights every day
65
Dublin (DUB) London (LHR) 14 flights every day
66
Seoul (ICN) Bangkok (BKK) 14 flights every day
67
Bangkok (BKK) Seoul (ICN) 14 flights every day
68
Dallas (DFW) Cancun (CUN) 14 flights every day
69
London (LHR) Dublin (DUB) 14 flights every day
70
Cancun (CUN) Dallas (DFW) 14 flights every day
71
Lissabon (LIS) Paris (ORY) 14 flights every day
72
Paris (ORY) Lisbon (LIS) 14 flights every day
73
Da Nang (DAD) Seoul (ICN) 14 flights every day
74
Seoul (ICN) Da Nang (DAD) 14 flights every day
75
Madrid (MAD) Rome (FCO) 13 flights every day
76
Pointe-A-Pitre (PTP) Fort De France (FDF) 13 flights every day
77
Rom (FCO) Madrid (MAD) 13 flights every day
78
Oslo (OSL) Stockholm (ARN) 13 flights every day
79
Denpasar (DPS) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 13 flights every day
80
Palma De Mallorca (PMI) Dusseldorf (DUS) 13 flights every day
81
Dusseldorf (DUS) Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 13 flights every day
82
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Denpasar (DPS) 13 flights every day
83
Fort-De-France (FDF) Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP) 13 flights every day
84
Stockholm (ARN) Oslo (OSL) 13 flights every day
85
Dublin (DUB) Amsterdam (AMS) 13 flights every day
86
Amsterdam (AMS) Dublin (DUB) 13 flights every day
87
Hongkong (HKG) Tokyo (NRT) 13 flights every day
88
London (LHR) Amsterdam (AMS) 13 flights every day
89
Tokyo (NRT) Hong Kong (HKG) 13 flights every day
90
Delhi (DEL) Dubai (DXB) 13 flights every day
91
Singapore (SIN) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 13 flights every day
92
Dubai (DXB) Delhi (DEL) 13 flights every day
93
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Singapore (SIN) 13 flights every day
94
Seoul (ICN) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 13 flights every day
95
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Seoul (ICN) 13 flights every day
96
Amsterdam (AMS) Barcelona (BCN) 13 flights every day
97
Seattle (SEA) Vancouver (YVR) 13 flights every day
98
Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) 12 flights every day
99
Shanghai (PVG) Hong Kong (HKG) 12 flights every day
100
Bangkok (BKK) Taipei (TPE) 12 flights every day