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✈ EDI → BOS

6H 37M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
6h 37m
Distance
3,061 mi
Or
4,926 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Edinburgh to Boston

From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe  →  Logan (BOS), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Boston → Edinburgh

How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Boston?

A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Boston (BOS) takes about 6 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,061 miles (4,926 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

6h 37m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,061 mi

4,926 km · great-circle

Avg speed

745 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Boston 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 729 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 842 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 202 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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