Given below is the flight time from London, United Kingdom to Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Edinburgh from London by air. The nearest airport to London is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and the nearest airport to Edinburgh is Turnhouse Airport (EDI)

Departure
London
Arrival
Edinburgh

Flight time from London to Edinburgh is 1 hour 20 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from LHR to EDI is 1 hour 20 minutes (Operated by British Airways)

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Non-stop flight time is around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 5 hours to 6 hours hours based stopover city.

Non-stop flight time from United Kingdom (LHR) to United Kingdom (EDI) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from London arrive at Turnhouse Airport, the major airport in Edinburgh

JourneyDurationAirline
LHR ➝ EDI  
1 hour 20 minutes British Airways
LHR ➝ EDI  
1 hour 20 minutes British Airways
LHR ➝ EDI  
1 hour 20 minutes British Airways
LHR ➝ EDI  
1 hour 20 minutes British Airways
LHR ➝ EDI  
1 hour 20 minutes British Airways

Number of Airports in Edinburgh : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in London : 4 International Airport

Distance Between London, United Kingdom & Edinburgh, United Kingdom is 530 Kilo Meters

Flight time from London to Edinburgh via Belfast • LHR to EDI via BHD

Flight duration from London Heathrow Airport to Turnhouse Airport via George Best Belfast City Airport, United Kingdom on British Airways flight is 5 hours 20 minutes

LHR to BHD
1 hr 25 mins
BHD
 Waiting Time
3 hrs 5 mins
BHD to EDI
50 mins
Total Duration:
5 hrs 20 mins

Flight time from London, United Kingdom to airports near Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Direct flight and one stop flight time from London Heathrow Airport, London to airports nearest to Edinburgh is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
LHR - ABZ Aberdeen, Dyce Airport 1 hr 30 mins Non-Stop
LHR - BFS Belfast, Aldergrove International Airport 1 hr 20 mins Non-Stop
LHR - DSA Doncaster Sheffield, Robin Hood Airport 3 hrs 35 mins 1 Stop
LHR - GLA Glasgow, Glasgow International Airport 1 hr 25 mins Non-Stop
LHR - LBA Leeds, Leeds/bradford Airport 1 hr Non-Stop

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Airlines operating flights between London and Edinburgh

  • British Airways
  • Flybe
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways

Time in London and Edinburgh are the same

Current time in London, United Kingdom : Tue, 16 Jun, 2026,
London Timezone: BST (+01:00)

10:34 PM

Current time in Edinburgh, United Kingdom :, Tue, 16 Jun, 2026,
Edinburgh Timezone: BST (+01:00)

10:34 PM

Flight Time between London & Edinburgh • LHR - EDI Flight Duration

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LHR to EDI Flight - London Airport to Edinburgh Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of London Airport & Edinburgh Airport. Know the flight direction and London to Edinburgh flight path

London - Lat: 51.4706, Long: -0.4619
Edinburgh - Lat: 55.948, Long: -3.3652

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