✈ EDI → LAX
EDINBURGH → LOS ANGELES IN 10H 37M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Edinburgh to Los Angeles
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 10 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,152 miles (8,292 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,152 mi
8,292 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.