LCY → EDILondon to Edinburgh

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Direct flights from London (LCY) to Edinburgh (EDI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 543 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Edinburgh. Updated 27 October 2026 at 07:38 UTC.

Today, LCY → EDI

Tue 27 Oct · local times
  1. · BA8702British Airways On schedule EDI est. 09:49sched 10:15
  2. · BA8708British Airways On schedule EDI 19:25scheduled
  3. · BA8710British Airways On schedule EDI 20:30scheduled
  4. · BA8716British Airways On schedule EDI 15:25scheduled
  5. · BA8718British Airways On schedule EDI 21:45scheduled

Checked EDI board 07:38

LCY London tracking
EDI Edinburgh smooth · +0
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:507x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live LCY and EDI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA

Flights BA8700 07:00 Mo Tu We · BA8702 08:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · BA8704 12:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr · BA8716 15:25 Mo Tu Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26BA8700arrived−5

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LCYLondon tracking Full LCY delay board →
EDIEdinburgh +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 26 kt Full EDI delay board →

How the London to Edinburgh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LCY to EDI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

LCY to EDI questions

Is LCY–EDI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LCY–EDI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 from LCY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the EDI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LCY to EDI?

Great-circle distance is 543 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–77 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LCY–EDI fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.