✈ BOS → EDI
6H 37M. BOSTON TO EDINBURGH. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Boston to Edinburgh
From Logan (BOS), USA North America → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Boston to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Boston (BOS) to Edinburgh (EDI) 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
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.