There are 7 ways to get from California to Scotland 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
15h 51m£223–614Fly San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SFO - GLA
15h 48m£291–494Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LAX - EDI
15h 35m£351–865Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LAX - GLA
15h 32m£269–765Fly San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SAN - GLA
15h 44m£285–1,109Fly San Francisco International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SFO - ABZ
16h 49m£243–966Fly 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 30m£260–903
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Scotland is to fly which costs £290 - £500 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from California to Scotland is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs £260 - £800.
The distance between California and Scotland is 5112 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from California to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 8h ahead of California. It is currently 3:16 AM in California and 11:16 AM in Scotland.
There are 869+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between California, USA and Scotland?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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