✈ EDI → AUH
7H 40M. EDINBURGH TO ABU DHABI. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
↔ Flying the other way? Abu Dhabi → Edinburgh
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 7 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,608 miles (5,806 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,608 mi
5,806 km · great-circle
Avg speed
758 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+3h
3 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3d
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.
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Long-haul from Edinburgh
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Flights to Abu Dhabi
Nearest origins
- Dubai → Abu Dhabi
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- Cairo → Abu Dhabi
- Istanbul → Abu Dhabi
- Athens → Abu Dhabi
- Bucharest → Abu Dhabi
- Nairobi → Abu Dhabi
Long-haul to Abu Dhabi
- Santiago → Abu Dhabi
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- Auckland → Abu Dhabi
- Buenos Aires → Abu Dhabi
- Los Angeles → Abu Dhabi
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- Las Vegas → Abu Dhabi
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- Dallas → Abu Dhabi
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