Top 100 busiest international airline routes

- by number of daily departures

UPDATED 2026-10-27

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
Seoul (ICN) Osaka (KIX) 38 flights every day
2
Osaka (KIX) Seoul (ICN) 38 flights every day
3
Tokyo (NRT) Seoul (ICN) 37 flights every day
4
Seoul (ICN) Tokyo (NRT) 37 flights every day
5
Saint Barthelemy (SBH) Sint Maarten (SXM) 37 flights every day
6
Philipsburg (SXM) Saint Barthelemy (SBH) 36 flights every day
7
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore (SIN) 33 flights every day
8
Jakarta (CGK) Singapore (SIN) 30 flights every day
9
Singapore (SIN) Jakarta (CGK) 30 flights every day
10
Kairo (CAI) Jeddah (JED) 30 flights every day
11
Jeddah (JED) Cairo (CAI) 30 flights every day
12
Singapore (SIN) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 30 flights every day
13
Taipei (TPE) Hong Kong (HKG) 29 flights every day
14
Hongkong (HKG) Taipei (TPE) 29 flights every day
15
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Jakarta (CGK) 25 flights every day
16
Seoul (ICN) Fukuoka (FUK) 22 flights every day
17
Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 22 flights every day
18
Fukuoka (FUK) Seoul (ICN) 22 flights every day
19
Tokyo (NRT) Taipei (TPE) 21 flights every day
20
Taipei (TPE) Tokyo (NRT) 21 flights every day
21
Nice (NCE) Monte Carlo (MCM) 19 flights every day
22
Monaco (MCM) Nice (NCE) 19 flights every day
23
New York (JFK) London (LHR) 19 flights every day
24
Toronto (YYZ) New York (LGA) 19 flights every day
25
New York (LGA) Toronto (YYZ) 18 flights every day
26
London (LHR) New York (JFK) 18 flights every day
27
San Juan (SJU) Saint Barthelemy (SBH) 18 flights every day
28
Saint Barthelemy (SBH) San Juan (SJU) 18 flights every day
29
Taipei (TPE) Osaka (KIX) 18 flights every day
30
Osaka (KIX) Taipei (TPE) 18 flights every day
31
Hongkong (HKG) Shanghai (PVG) 17 flights every day
32
Shanghai (PVG) Hong Kong (HKG) 17 flights every day
33
Seoul (ICN) Hong Kong (HKG) 16 flights every day
34
Shanghai (PVG) Bangkok (BKK) 16 flights every day
35
Seoul (ICN) Qingdao (TAO) 16 flights every day
36
Qingdao (TAO) Seoul (ICN) 16 flights every day
37
Hongkong (HKG) Seoul (ICN) 16 flights every day
38
Hongkong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK) 16 flights every day
39
Bangkok (BKK) Hong Kong (HKG) 16 flights every day
40
Bangkok (BKK) Shanghai (PVG) 16 flights every day
41
Hongkong (HKG) Tokyo (NRT) 16 flights every day
42
Tokyo (NRT) Hong Kong (HKG) 16 flights every day
43
Bangkok (BKK) Guangzhou (CAN) 16 flights every day
44
Rom (FCO) Madrid (MAD) 16 flights every day
45
Guangzhou (CAN) Bangkok (BKK) 16 flights every day
46
Bangkok (BKK) Taipei (TPE) 16 flights every day
47
Taipei (TPE) Bangkok (BKK) 15 flights every day
48
London (LHR) Dublin (DUB) 15 flights every day
49
Toronto (YYZ) Chicago (ORD) 15 flights every day
50
Shanghai (PVG) Seoul (ICN) 15 flights every day
51
Seoul (ICN) Shanghai (PVG) 15 flights every day
52
Bangkok (BKK) Singapore (SIN) 15 flights every day
53
Singapore (SIN) Bangkok (BKK) 15 flights every day
54
Madrid (MAD) Rome (FCO) 15 flights every day
55
Chicago (ORD) Toronto (YYZ) 15 flights every day
56
Dublin (DUB) London (LHR) 15 flights every day
57
Okinawa (OKA) Taipei (TPE) 14 flights every day
58
Taipei (TPE) Okinawa (OKA) 14 flights every day
59
Dubai (DXB) Mumbai (BOM) 14 flights every day
60
Mumbai (BOM) Dubai (DXB) 14 flights every day
61
Amsterdam (AMS) London (LHR) 14 flights every day
62
Medina (MED) Cairo (CAI) 14 flights every day
63
London (LHR) Amsterdam (AMS) 14 flights every day
64
Shanghai (PVG) Singapore (SIN) 14 flights every day
65
Dubai (DXB) Jeddah (JED) 13 flights every day
66
Hongkong (HKG) Beijing (PEK) 13 flights every day
67
Peking (PEK) Hong Kong (HKG) 13 flights every day
68
Singapore (SIN) Shanghai (PVG) 13 flights every day
69
Jeddah (JED) Dubai (DXB) 13 flights every day
70
Helsingfors (HEL) Stockholm (ARN) 13 flights every day
71
Kairo (CAI) Madinah (MED) 13 flights every day
72
Hongkong (HKG) Osaka (KIX) 13 flights every day
73
Denpasar (DPS) Singapore (SIN) 13 flights every day
74
Osaka (KIX) Hong Kong (HKG) 13 flights every day
75
Singapore (SIN) Denpasar (DPS) 13 flights every day
76
Manila (MNL) Hong Kong (HKG) 13 flights every day
77
Bangkok (BKK) Seoul (ICN) 13 flights every day
78
London (LHR) Munich (MUC) 13 flights every day
79
Madrid (MAD) London (LHR) 13 flights every day
80
Seoul (ICN) Bangkok (BKK) 13 flights every day
81
Hongkong (HKG) Manila (MNL) 13 flights every day
82
London (LHR) Madrid (MAD) 13 flights every day
83
Munchen (MUC) London (LHR) 13 flights every day
84
Stockholm (ARN) Copenhagen (CPH) 13 flights every day
85
Oslo (OSL) Copenhagen (CPH) 13 flights every day
86
Kimhae (PUS) Taipei (TPE) 13 flights every day
87
Orlando (MCO) San Juan (SJU) 13 flights every day
88
Stockholm (ARN) Helsinki (HEL) 13 flights every day
89
Bogota (BOG) Panama City (PTY) 13 flights every day
90
Shanghai (PVG) Osaka (KIX) 13 flights every day
91
Osaka (KIX) Shanghai (PVG) 13 flights every day
92
Köpenhamn (CPH) Oslo (OSL) 13 flights every day
93
San Juan (SJU) Orlando (MCO) 13 flights every day
94
Taipei (TPE) Busan (PUS) 13 flights every day
95
Frankfurt (FRA) London (LHR) 13 flights every day
96
Doha (DOH) Sharjah (SHJ) 13 flights every day
97
Köpenhamn (CPH) Stockholm (ARN) 12 flights every day
98
Sharjah (SHJ) Doha (DOH) 12 flights every day
99
London (LHR) Frankfurt (FRA) 12 flights every day
100
Tokyo (NRT) Shanghai (PVG) 12 flights every day