✈ EDI → HKG
12H 5M FROM EDINBURGH TO HONG KONG. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Edinburgh to Hong Kong
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Hong Kong?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Hong Kong (HKG) takes about 12 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,914 miles (9,517 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,914 mi
9,517 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.