Amsterdam (AMS) – Edinburgh (EDI)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
668 km
415 mi · 361 nm
Flight time
1 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
84 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (50 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
685,566
2024 · +15.6%
Flights / week
92
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
790,804 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to EDIAMSEDI
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
311°
Heading from EDI
124°
Halfway point
54.20, 0.87
Great-circle km
666 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Edinburgh is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 65,734 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul65.7KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202440,788
Feb 202442,754
Mar 202452,081
Apr 202457,392
May 202462,739
Jun 202463,170
Jul 202465,734
Aug 202465,638
Sep 202458,775
Oct 202459,530
Nov 202456,191
Dec 202460,774
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 436 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug436SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024293
Feb 2024317
Mar 2024380
Apr 2024398
May 2024429
Jun 2024417
Jul 2024426
Aug 2024436
Sep 2024408
Oct 2024422
Nov 2024401
Dec 2024431

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 666 km.

AMS Amsterdam → EDI Edinburgh

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

EDI Edinburgh → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from EDI

Route Distance Passengers / year
EDI → DUB337 km 739,476
EDI → CDG870 km 453,664
EDI → TFS3,274 km 349,531
EDI → CPH1,004 km 273,196
EDI → FRA1,035 km 256,274
EDI → ALC1,975 km 250,273
EDI → MAD1,719 km 221,112
EDI → GVA1,266 km 220,370
EDI → BER1,169 km 211,766
EDI → BCN1,677 km 211,203

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Edinburgh (EDI) are 668 km (415 miles, 361 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.