✈ EDI → ATL
8H 25M. EDINBURGH TO ATLANTA. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Edinburgh to Atlanta
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Atlanta (ATL) 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
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.