✈ EDI → DXB
7H 38M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Edinburgh to Dubai
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Dubai International (DXB), UAE Middle East
↔ Flying the other way? Dubai → Edinburgh
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Dubai?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Dubai (DXB) takes about 7 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,590 miles (5,777 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,590 mi
5,777 km · great-circle
Avg speed
757 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Dubai 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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