✈ EDI → JFK

6H 58M FROM EDINBURGH TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
6h 58m
Distance
3,247 mi
Or
5,225 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Edinburgh to New York

From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Edinburgh to New York?

A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to New York (JFK) takes about 6 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,247 miles (5,225 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

6h 58m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,247 mi

5,225 km · great-circle

Avg speed

750 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 773 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 893 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 214 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.