✈ MIA → EDI

8H 55M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
8h 55m
Distance
4,260 mi
Or
6,856 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Miami to Edinburgh

From Miami International (MIA), USA North America  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Miami to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 8 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,260 miles (6,856 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

8h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,260 mi

6,856 km · great-circle

Avg speed

769 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Miami 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.

✈ Flight 1015 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1172 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 281 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.