DUB to EDI flight delays
5,309 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
72.56%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.96%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 24.5 points more punctual than in August — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. EDI to DUB arrives on time 5.7 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is one of the heavily flown routes in the record — 5,309 flights in the period. Frequency is itself a form of insurance: when a flight goes wrong there is another one within hours, which is not true of the thin routes elsewhere on this site.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Aer Lingus arrived on time most often on DUB to EDI. Ryanair was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in August.
Every airline on DUB to EDI
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | 3,246 | 73.82% | 1.51% | — | C |
| Ryanair | 1,968 | 70.55% | 0.1% | — | C |
| Ryanair UK | 95 | 71.58% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
EDI to DUB Ingliston back to Dublin 66.88% on time DOther routes from Dublin
Common questions
Are flights from Dublin to Ingliston usually delayed?
72.56% of flights on the DUB to EDI route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Dublin to Ingliston?
Aer Lingus, at 73.82% on time across 3,246 flights. The least punctual on the route was Ryanair at 70.55%.
How often are DUB to EDI flights cancelled?
0.96% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 10 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Dublin to Ingliston?
January, when 84.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 59.7%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DUB to EDI during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →