There are 8 ways to get from California to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SFO - EDI
16h 47m£248–569Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LAX - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 14m£188–894Fly San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAN - EDI
16h 1m£342–1,414Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LAX - EDI
16h 14m£308–1,220Fly Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SMF - EDI
16h 29m£322–1,412Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FAT - EDI
18h 37m£321–1,211Fly San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SFO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 21m£295–1,034Fly San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SFO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 32m£258–743
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £250 - £750 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from California to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs £340 - £1,500.
The distance between California and Edinburgh is 5112 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from California to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h ahead of California. It is currently 10:36 AM in California and 6:36 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2452+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between California, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- 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 San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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