Great-circle route LGW ↔ EDI. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → EDI London to Edinburgh |
24/wk | Daily | easyJet |
| EDI → LGW Edinburgh to London |
23/wk | Daily | easyJet |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
easyJet is the only airline flying the LGW–EDI nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport and Edinburgh Airport is 356 miles, or 573 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 356 mi |
| Kilometres | 573 km |
| Nautical miles | 309 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. easyJet flies the route nonstop, with about 47 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 20m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 356-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 24 a week from London to Edinburgh and 23 a week from Edinburgh to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
