✈ ATL → EDI
8H 25M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Atlanta to Edinburgh
From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 8 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,000 miles (6,438 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,000 mi
6,438 km · great-circle
Avg speed
765 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.