✈ SEA → EDI

9H 19M. SEATTLE TO EDINBURGH. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
9h 19m
Distance
4,471 mi
Or
7,196 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Seattle to Edinburgh

From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Seattle to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 9 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,471 miles (7,196 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 19m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,471 mi

7,196 km · great-circle

Avg speed

772 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1065 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1231 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 295 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.