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✈ EDI → ATL

EDINBURGH → ATLANTA: 8H 25M, 4,000 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

Flight time
8h 25m
Distance
4,000 mi
Or
6,438 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Edinburgh to Atlanta

From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → Edinburgh

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.

✈ Flight 953 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1101 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 264 kg CO₂

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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