There are 3 ways to get from Bakersfield to Edinburgh by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFL - EDI
15h 47m£268–881Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LAX - EDI
18h 52mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angelesbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LAX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 25m
Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bakersfield to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £260 - £900 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bakersfield to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs £260 - £900.
The distance between Bakersfield and Edinburgh is 5128 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Bakersfield to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h ahead of Bakersfield. It is currently 3:23 PM in Bakersfield and 11:23 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2448+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bakersfield, CA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via San Francisco, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via San Francisco, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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