✈ BKK → EDI

BANGKOK → EDINBURGH IN 12H 11M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
12h 11m
Distance
5,968 mi
Or
9,604 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Bangkok to Edinburgh

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Edinburgh → Bangkok

How long is the flight from Bangkok to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 12 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,968 miles (9,604 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 11m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,968 mi

9,604 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bangkok timezone

UTC+7

Asia/Bangkok

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

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.

✈ Flight 1421 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1642 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 394 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.