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, LATAM Airlines, Kenya Airways, Cathay Pacific, Jet Linx Aviation, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, 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 Airways1211111093006:2022:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111110993006:2022:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair888762006:2522:00VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines776763008:3018:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia777562008:4021:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Air Maroc667540013:4522:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Malaysia Airlines556441006:0521:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation445441006:0519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific433222006:2515:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Kenya Airways122220006:0519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111110018:2519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines111100020:3522:35VIEW 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 BA1446 with times between 06:20 and 22:00.

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
Monday
06:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Cathay PacificCX7268
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
08:05
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Jet Linx AviationJL6500
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7225
British AirwaysBA1442
Cathay PacificCX7229
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
11:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1448
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
12:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
IberiaIB3735
15:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7203
British AirwaysBA1450
Cathay PacificCX7248
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
British AirwaysBA1452
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
Jet Linx AviationJL7143
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7156
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
British AirwaysBA1456
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1460
British AirwaysBA1462
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
LATAM AirlinesLA5497
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
Royal Air MarocAT5216
British AirwaysBA1464
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5967
Malaysia AirlinesMH9834
Royal Air MarocAT5215
IberiaIB3743
Qatar AirwaysQR5986
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Tuesday
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1438
Cathay PacificCX7268
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6500
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7225
British AirwaysBA1442
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
11:45
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
12:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
British AirwaysBA1448
IberiaIB3735
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1452
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
Jet Linx AviationJL7143
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1454
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1456
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7156
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
18:05
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
Royal Air MarocAT5212
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
American AirlinesAA7147
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
19:15
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1462
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
LATAM AirlinesLA5497
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
20:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5967
Malaysia AirlinesMH9834
Royal Air MarocAT5215
IberiaIB3743
Qatar AirwaysQR5986
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
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Wednesday
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
Cathay PacificCX7268
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6500
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
American AirlinesAA7225
British AirwaysBA1442
Cathay PacificCX7229
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1446
12:20
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7222
British AirwaysBA1452
Jet Linx AviationJL7143
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7156
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5214
British AirwaysBA1458
IberiaIB3740
Jet Linx AviationJL7163
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
American AirlinesAA7147
British AirwaysBA1456
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5212
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
LATAM AirlinesLA5497
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9830
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1462
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
20:35
AirlineFlight  No
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
British AirwaysBA1464
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5967
Malaysia AirlinesMH9834
Royal Air MarocAT5215
IberiaIB3743
Qatar AirwaysQR5986
22:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
Royal Air MarocAT5216
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Thursday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
British AirwaysBA1438
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6500
07:05
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
British AirwaysBA1442
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
09:40
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
American AirlinesAA7223
British AirwaysBA1446
IberiaIB3734
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7222
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
Jet Linx AviationJL7143
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7203
British AirwaysBA1450
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
Royal Air MarocAT5200
British AirwaysBA1452
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7147
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7156
British AirwaysBA1454
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
British AirwaysBA1460
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
LATAM AirlinesLA5497
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
British AirwaysBA1456
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5212
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
20:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5943
China Southern AirlinesCZ7255
Royal Air MarocAT5216
22:00
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1464
Qatar AirwaysQR6006
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9822
Kenya AirwaysKQ4071
Jet Linx AviationJL6500
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5893
British AirwaysBA1438
Qatar AirwaysQR6267
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
British AirwaysBA1442
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1448
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5941
Malaysia AirlinesMH9828
American AirlinesAA7223
British AirwaysBA1446
IberiaIB3734
Qatar AirwaysQR6271
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5200
American AirlinesAA7222
British AirwaysBA1452
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1454
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5897
IberiaIB3736
Qatar AirwaysQR6273
Jet Linx AviationJL7143
17:15
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1456
17:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5965
Royal Air MarocAT5211
American AirlinesAA7156
IberiaIB3738
Qatar AirwaysQR6274
18:40
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5213
Qatar AirwaysQR5886
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Royal Air MarocAT5212
Kenya AirwaysKQ4066
Jet Linx AviationJL7783
LATAM AirlinesLA5497
20:15
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH9832
British AirwaysBA1460
IberiaIB3741
Qatar AirwaysQR9690
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Saturday
07:05
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1440
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5977
American AirlinesAA6732
Cathay PacificCX7148
Qatar AirwaysQR6268
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA1442
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5963
Malaysia AirlinesMH9824
American AirlinesAA7225
Cathay PacificCX7229
IberiaIB3731
Qatar AirwaysQR6269
Jet Linx AviationJL6501
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7150
British AirwaysBA1448
IberiaIB3735
Qatar AirwaysQR6272
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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 Edinburgh 01 Hour 12 Minutes
Bournemouth to Edinburgh 01 Hour 30 Minutes
Bristol to Edinburgh 01 Hour 25 Minutes
Derby East Midlands to Edinburgh 01 Hour 6 Minutes
Leeds to Edinburgh 046 Minutes
London City to Edinburgh 01 Hour 27 Minutes
London Gatwick to Edinburgh 01 Hour 29 Minutes
Luton to Edinburgh 01 Hour 24 Minutes
Northolt to Edinburgh 01 Hour 26 Minutes
Southend to Edinburgh 01 Hour 28 Minutes
Southampton to Edinburgh 01 Hour 29 Minutes
London Stansted to Edinburgh 01 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 £60.47 ($81 €72.50)
£60.47
$81 | €72.50
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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 £101.52 ($136 €121.73)
£101.52
$136 | €121.73
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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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