Flights from London Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport Airport (EDI)

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Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh are operated by 12 airliners including China Southern Airlines, Kenya Airways, LATAM Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Cathay Pacific, Royal Air Maroc, Malaysia Airlines, Iberia, American Airlines, Finnair, Qatar Airways and British Airways. The official airport code for London Heathrow is LHR and for Edinburgh it is EDI.

Depending on the day of the week and the time of day you book, flight prices can vary dramatically. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! Flight to Edinburgh will get more expensive the nearer you get the departure date, so it’s advisable to book in advance if it is possible.

To see all airliners that offer flights between London Heathrow and Edinburgh please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
British Airways0191110101006:0521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways00891010806:0521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair008888806:0521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines006677709:0020:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia006566709:1020:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Air Maroc004555415:0521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Malaysia Airlines005444606:0520:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific003433306:0512:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation002222306:0519:35VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines002222215:2020:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Kenya Airways002221206:0518:55VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines001111121:0021:55VIEW FLIGHTS

Most people choose to fly with British Airways. They offer the largest number of flights so they have times which are most likely to suite you. The flights they offer will go by the flight numbers BA1438, BA1440, BA1442 and BA1444 with times between 06:05 and 21:55.

If you would like to find out more information on availably, flight times or if you would like to book your flight, you can visit British Airways direct at britishairways.com.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Tuesday
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
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Wednesday
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
British AirwaysBA1440
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
09:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
British AirwaysBA1442
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
12:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
British AirwaysBA1446
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
British AirwaysBA1448
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
15:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA6696
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
LATAM AirlinesLA5489
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY6585
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
American AirlinesAA6828
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1462
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5967
Malaysia AirlinesMH9834
Royal Air MarocAT5215
American AirlinesAA7044
IberiaIB3743
LATAM AirlinesLA5568
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Thursday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
British AirwaysBA1440
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
08:05
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1442
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7203
British AirwaysBA1450
Cathay PacificCX7248
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1452
15:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7161
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
LATAM AirlinesLA5489
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA8580
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1456
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY6585
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
American AirlinesAA7147
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
LATAM AirlinesLA5490
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Friday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1442
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA7044
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
British AirwaysBA1448
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
15:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
British AirwaysBA1452
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1454
17:15
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
American AirlinesAA7147
British AirwaysBA1456
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
LATAM AirlinesLA5490
17:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7161
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
LATAM AirlinesLA5489
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY6585
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
British AirwaysBA1464
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Saturday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1442
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
11:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
British AirwaysBA1448
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
12:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1452
15:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA6696
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
LATAM AirlinesLA5489
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1456
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
American AirlinesAA7147
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
LATAM AirlinesLA5490
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY6585
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
20:00
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
21:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Sunday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1444
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1442
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
Malaysia AirlinesMH9826
American AirlinesAA6732
American AirlinesAA7156
Cathay PacificCX7148
IberiaIB3732
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1448
11:50
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5961
American AirlinesAA7150
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1454
17:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA6696
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
Kenya AirwaysKQ4070
LATAM AirlinesLA5489
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1458
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY6585
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9830
Royal Air MarocAT5214
American AirlinesAA7147
IberiaIB3740
Jet Linx AviationJL7163
LATAM AirlinesLA5567
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
British AirwaysBA1464
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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If the airlines stated don’t offer flights that suite your travel times, you could look at alternative options. Below we have summarised flights from alternative departures airports and flights that are not direct.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Birmingham to Edinburgh01 Hour 12 Minutes
Bournemouth to Edinburgh01 Hour 30 Minutes
Biggin Hill to Edinburgh01 Hour 27 Minutes
Bristol to Edinburgh01 Hour 25 Minutes
Farnborough to Edinburgh01 Hour 27 Minutes
London City to Edinburgh01 Hour 27 Minutes
London Gatwick to Edinburgh01 Hour 29 Minutes
Luton to Edinburgh01 Hour 24 Minutes
Southampton to Edinburgh01 Hour 29 Minutes
London Stansted to Edinburgh01 Hour 25 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - London (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)

DIRECT British Airways
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from London LHR to Edinburgh EDI?
The cheapest direct flight one way from London LHR to Edinburgh EDI is £45.44 ($62 €52.27)
£45.44
$62 | €52.27
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DIRECT British Airways
What is the cheapest direct return flight from London LHR to Edinburgh EDI?
The cheapest direct return flight from London LHR to Edinburgh EDI is £86.48 ($118 €99.48)
£86.48
$118 | €99.48
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Flight Info FAQ - London (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)

Who flies from London to Edinburgh?
The following airlines fly from London (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI): American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Jet Linx Aviation, Kenya Airways, LATAM Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc.
How far is the flight from London to Edinburgh?
The flight from London to Edinburgh is 533KM or 331 miles.
How long does the flight from London to Edinburgh to take?
The flight from London to Edinburgh takes 1 Hour 26 Minutes.

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