First-class award flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for PHL→EDI. Lowest: 115,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, which showed first-class award space on 141 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 115,000 miles + $5.60
- Delta SkyMiles
- Programs with space
- 2 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 153 of 156
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In first class, the lowest award seen was 115,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, against 200,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus, the next-lowest program. With Delta SkyMiles, first class started at 115,000 miles + $5.60, about 4.6 times the points of its lowest economy award (25,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on PHL→EDI, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesLowest observed | 115,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops |  AF DL KL | 1 | 141 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops |  UA | 9+ | 153 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Lufthansa Miles & More, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 115,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 120,700 pts + $35.30 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 141 of 156 | 90% | |
| United MileagePlus | 153 of 156 | 98% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on PHL→EDI, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 115,000 miles + $5.60 | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 4.6× |
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 miles + $5.60 | 40,000 miles + $5.60 | 5× |
Best months for first class from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120,700 pts + $5.60 | Delta SkyMiles | 10 | |
| 125,000 pts + taxes not reported | Delta SkyMiles | 20 | |
| 115,000 pts + $5.60 | Delta SkyMiles | 7 | |
| 382,200 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 143,700 pts + taxes not reported | Delta SkyMiles | 5 | |
| 395,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 395,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 19 | |
| 395,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 21 | |
| 395,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 12 | |
| 331,200 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 25 | |
| 395,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 13 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 120,700+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 125,00020 dates | 115,000+ $5.60 · 7 dates | 499,9002 dates | 143,7005 dates | 499,9009 dates | 499,90019 dates | 499,90021 dates | 499,90012 dates | 499,90025 dates | 499,90011 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 295,00015 dates | 200,000+ $5.60 · 24 dates | 200,000+ $5.60 · 7 dates | 382,2002 dates | 200,0006 dates | 395,0009 dates | 395,00019 dates | 395,00021 dates | 395,00012 dates | 331,20025 dates | 395,00013 dates |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Philadelphia (PHL) and to Edinburgh (EDI). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh (EDI) to Philadelphia (PHL)Return direction | 200,000 miles + $383.09 | United MileagePlus | 16 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Boston (BOS)Also from PHL | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 233 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Las Vegas (LAS)Also from PHL | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from PHL | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 323 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Seattle (SEA)Also from PHL | 25,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 317 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 70,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 148 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 55,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 34 |
| Boston (BOS) to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 45,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 51 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI)
How many points for first class from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 115,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles. Seen Oct 27, 2026, 17:44 UTC for a Jan 6, 2027 departure. Delta SkyMiles showed first-class award space on 141 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 12, 2026, 00:21 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI)?
Delta SkyMiles (141 dates) and United MileagePlus (153 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
What's the best month to fly first class from Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI) on points?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 115,000 miles + $5.60 with SkyMiles (7 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.