Flights Lisbon → Edinburgh
LIS → EDI
How long is the flight from Lisbon to Edinburgh?
The flight from Lisbon (LIS) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes 2h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Lisbon to Edinburgh, operating with Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. The destination airport in Edinburgh sees over eleven million passengers annually, making it a busy travel hub.
The Lisbon (LIS) → Edinburgh (EDI) route is operated by easyJet. Across 8 flights monitored in recent months, 29% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 48 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Edinburgh the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lisbon the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes.
Heading to Edinburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lisbon (LIS) to Edinburgh (EDI) heads north for about 1,956 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 50m.
Departures from Lisbon on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of LIS-EDI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lisbon the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (atfm); arriving into Edinburgh it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 8 tracked LIS-EDI flights, 29% left on time with an average delay of 48 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating LIS-EDI
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Frequently asked questions about LIS-EDI
The flight from Lisbon (LIS) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes 2h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Lisbon (LIS) -> Edinburgh (EDI) route, on-time performance is 29% with an average delay of 48 minutes, based on 8 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lisbon-Edinburgh is 0.00% across 8 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: easyJet.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Edinburgh, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Lisbon-Edinburgh route is about 1,956 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
