✈ EDI → CUN
9H 54M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Edinburgh to Cancun
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Cancun?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Cancun (CUN) takes about 9 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,775 miles (7,685 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,775 mi
7,685 km · great-circle
Avg speed
776 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Cancun timezone
UTC-5
America/Cancun
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
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.