✈ TPE → EDI
TAIPEI → EDINBURGH IN 12H 11M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Taipei to Edinburgh
From Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Taipei to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Taipei (TPE) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 12 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,968 miles (9,605 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,968 mi
9,605 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Taipei timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Taipei
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.