How long is the flight from California to Edinburgh?

Departing from California to Edinburgh will take you 13h 15m. The distance between California and Edinburgh is about 4925 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Edinburgh ranges from 30.0 - 60.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 60.0 mm. April is typically the driest time to visit Edinburgh when rainfall is around 30.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Edinburgh, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 15.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

What are the most popular routes from California to Edinburgh?

The most popular route from California to Edinburgh is Los Angeles - Edinburgh Turnhouse. You may also consider San Francisco - Edinburgh Turnhouse or Ontario - Edinburgh Turnhouse.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from CA to EDI?

When flying from California to Edinburgh, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

What airport do you fly into for flights to Edinburgh from California?

If you book a flight to Edinburgh from California, you will be flying to Turnhouse, which is the city’s only airport. Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI) is located 6.8 mi from the center of Edinburgh.

Can I find deals for flights from California to Edinburgh that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on California to Edinburgh flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from California to Edinburgh?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from California to Edinburgh.

Can I find deals for business class flights from California to Edinburgh?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from California to Edinburgh by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Wed 31/1215:30LAX - EDI

1 stop14h 45mBritish Airways

Wed 7/113:20EDI - LAX

1 stop15h 05mBritish Airways

Deal found 30/12£623

Wed 31/1219:15LAX - EDI

1 stop13h 50mAmerican Airlines

Wed 7/109:30EDI - LAX

1 stop18h 55mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 31/12£654

Wed 31/1218:10LAX - EDI

2 stops17h 40mIberia

Wed 7/109:30EDI - LAX

2 stops23h 01mIberia

Deal found 31/12£694

Wed 31/1212:42SNA - EDI

2 stops18h 28mAmerican Airlines

Wed 7/107:50EDI - SNA

2 stops22h 11mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 30/12£696

Wed 31/1205:50LAX - EDI

3 stops18h 05mUnited Airlines

Wed 7/109:25EDI - LAX

2 stops21h 32mUnited Airlines

Deal found 30/12£789

Wed 31/1220:40SFO - EDI

1 stop13h 55mBritish Airways

Tue 6/110:55EDI - SFO

2 stops30h 49mBritish Airways

Deal found 30/12£800

Wed 31/1216:30LAX - EDI

2 stops18h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 7/120:20EDI - LAX

2 stops48h 52mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£847

Wed 31/1219:05SNA - EDI

2 stops28h 50mLufthansa

Wed 7/109:25EDI - SNA

1 stop32h 22mLufthansa

Deal found 30/12£891

Wed 31/1210:48SNA - EDI

2 stops20h 22mIberia

Wed 7/108:45EDI - SNA

2 stops20h 10mIberia

Deal found 31/12£899

Wed 31/1210:47ONT - EDI

2 stops17h 43mIberia

Wed 7/108:45EDI - ONT

2 stops22h 03mIberia

Deal found 30/12£899

Wed 31/1211:27SAN - EDI

2 stops24h 23mMultiple Airlines

Tue 6/108:20EDI - SAN

2 stops33h 19mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£912

Wed 31/1215:40SFO - EDI

1 stop21h 55mAir Europa

Tue 6/106:00EDI - SFO

1 stop15h 25mAir Europa

Deal found 30/12£1,086

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Tue 3/315:41LAS - EDI

2 stops18h 24mBritish Airways

Tue 10/311:25EDI - LAS

1 stop29h 37mBritish Airways

Deal found 2/1£449

Mon 9/321:55LAS - EDI

1 stop13h 15mAmerican Airlines

Thu 19/311:25EDI - LAS

2 stops18h 36mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 31/12£450

Tue 17/314:00LAS - EDI

1 stop12h 30mUnited Airlines

Mon 23/311:30EDI - LAS

1 stop17h 48mUnited Airlines

Deal found 1/1£460

Tue 10/307:00LAS - EDI

1 stop18h 45mKLM

Fri 20/310:45EDI - LAS

1 stop30h 50mKLM

Deal found 31/12£463

Mon 2/307:00ONT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/306:50EDI - ONT

2 stops22h 58mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£465

Mon 9/206:30SAN - EDI

2 stops20h 10mDelta

Mon 16/205:50EDI - SAN

2 stops23h 03mDelta

Deal found 1/1£469

Sun 3/516:45SFO - EDI

2 stops32h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Thu 7/519:10EDI - SFO

1 stop27h 30mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 1/1£488

Sat 17/118:50SFO - EDI

1 stop31h 10mTurkish Airlines

Fri 23/111:00EDI - SFO

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 31/12£541

Sat 14/213:57SJC - EDI

2 stops42h 08mVirgin Atlantic

Sat 21/218:00EDI - SJC

2 stops35h 18mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 31/12£613

Wed 18/313:00SMF - EDI

2 stops27h 15mLufthansa

Sun 29/312:30EDI - SMF

1 stop16h 24mLufthansa

Deal found 1/1£613

Sat 14/206:20SAN - EDI

2 stops19h 50mBritish Airways

Sat 21/219:15EDI - SAN

1 stop28h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£450

Wed 4/207:15SMF - EDI

2 stops16h 40mUnited Airlines

Sun 8/209:25EDI - SMF

2 stops20h 28mUnited Airlines

Deal found 31/12£461

Tue 10/321:55LAS - EDI

1 stop13h 10mAmerican Airlines

Fri 20/308:25EDI - LAS

2 stops19h 35mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 1/1£462

Mon 2/309:23SNA - EDI

2 stops16h 47mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/308:40EDI - SNA

2 stops18h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£465

Mon 9/323:35LAS - EDI

1 stop26h 10mKLM

Thu 19/305:50EDI - LAS

1 stop16h 25mKLM

Deal found 31/12£468

Thu 29/107:30ONT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mDelta

Mon 2/205:50EDI - ONT

2 stops23h 15mDelta

Deal found 1/1£470

Mon 9/212:32SAN - EDI

2 stops18h 43mBritish Airways

Mon 16/219:20EDI - SAN

1 stop28h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£450

Fri 30/109:00LAS - EDI

2 stops14h 55mUnited Airlines

Fri 6/209:25EDI - LAS

2 stops19h 02mUnited Airlines

Deal found 31/12£461

Sun 15/208:45SNA - EDI

2 stops17h 20mAmerican Airlines

Sun 22/207:25EDI - SNA

2 stops20h 58mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 31/12£464

Thu 29/106:00ONT - EDI

2 stops20h 40mDelta

Fri 6/205:50EDI - ONT

2 stops18h 25mDelta

Deal found 1/1£470

Mon 16/206:30SAN - EDI

2 stops21h 40mBritish Airways

Mon 23/219:20EDI - SAN

1 stop28h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 2/1£451

Tue 7/407:00ONT - EDI

2 stops19h 35mUnited Airlines

Wed 15/409:00EDI - ONT

2 stops43h 36mUnited Airlines

Deal found 31/12£465

Thu 29/106:00ONT - EDI

2 stops20h 40mDelta

Wed 4/205:50EDI - ONT

2 stops26h 08mDelta

Deal found 1/1£470

Tue 3/216:45LAX - EDI

2 stops16h 05mBritish Airways

Tue 10/206:50EDI - LAX

1 stop14h 40mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£451

Thu 2/416:39SAN - EDI

2 stops17h 01mAmerican Airlines

Wed 8/411:25EDI - SAN

1 stop19h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 31/12£502

Tue 7/407:00ONT - EDI

2 stops19h 35mUnited Airlines

Fri 17/409:00EDI - ONT

2 stops43h 36mUnited Airlines

Deal found 31/12£465

Mon 16/205:55OAK - EDI

2 stops44h 15mKLM

Mon 23/218:05EDI - OAK

2 stops30h 07mKLM

Deal found 1/1£571

Mon 6/421:20SNA - EDI

2 stops25h 45mDelta

Thu 16/414:05EDI - SNA

2 stops28h 03mDelta

Deal found 31/12£476

Mon 2/321:45LAX - EDI

2 stops16h 10mBritish Airways

Tue 10/311:25EDI - LAX

1 stop15h 27mBritish Airways

Deal found 30/12£452

Fri 8/510:37SMF - EDI

1 stop13h 48mLufthansa

Fri 15/511:30EDI - SMF

1 stop15h 15mLufthansa

Deal found 31/12£694

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Thu 29/108:20LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 35mLufthansa

Thu 5/209:25EDI - LAX

1 stop19h 45mLufthansa

Deal found 31/12£435

Thu 29/119:10LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 55mSWISS

Mon 2/207:40EDI - LAX

1 stop16h 55mSWISS

Deal found 31/12£445

Thu 29/116:45LAX - EDI

2 stops16h 55mBritish Airways

Thu 5/210:20EDI - LAX

2 stops20h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£453

Thu 29/107:30ONT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mDelta

Mon 2/205:50EDI - ONT

2 stops23h 15mDelta

Deal found 1/1£470

Fri 30/108:20LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 35mLufthansa

Fri 6/209:25EDI - LAX

1 stop19h 45mLufthansa

Deal found 1/1£418

Fri 30/115:25LAX - EDI

1 stop22h 10mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 12/217:00EDI - LAX

1 stop26h 45mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 31/12£423

Fri 30/121:00LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 20mBritish Airways

Thu 12/206:05EDI - LAX

1 stop17h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£440

Fri 30/111:35SMF - EDI

2 stops17h 40mBritish Airways

Fri 6/210:55EDI - SMF

2 stops20h 35mBritish Airways

Deal found 2/1£453

Fri 30/106:00ONT - EDI

2 stops17h 55mUnited Airlines

Thu 5/209:25EDI - ONT

2 stops20h 33mUnited Airlines

Deal found 1/1£462

Sat 31/119:10LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 45mSWISS

Sat 7/207:40EDI - LAX

1 stop16h 55mSWISS

Deal found 1/1£447

Sat 31/116:45ONT - EDI

2 stops18h 50mBritish Airways

Sat 7/211:00EDI - ONT

2 stops19h 48mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£453

Sat 31/111:42SNA - EDI

2 stops16h 08mBritish Airways

Sat 7/219:15EDI - SNA

2 stops34h 34mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£510

One-way flights from California to Edinburgh
Search for one-way flight options from California to Edinburgh. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 2 January 2026.

Mon 13/420:55LAX - EDI

1 stop14h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£154

Mon 13/412:19ONT - EDI

2 stops23h 21mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£155

Mon 13/413:17SNA - EDI

2 stops22h 23mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£155

Tue 12/516:52ONT - EDI

2 stops18h 38mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£156

Tue 12/513:17SNA - EDI

2 stops22h 13mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£156

Tue 12/516:33LAX - EDI

2 stops18h 57mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£156

Sat 9/521:45LAX - EDI

2 stops17h 20mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£162

Mon 11/517:05LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 35mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£164

Sun 10/518:30LAX - EDI

1 stop14h 00mAir France

Deal found 1/1£169

Thu 2/420:55LAX - EDI

1 stop13h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£186

Thu 16/420:55LAX - EDI

1 stop13h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 1/1£191

Thu 2/410:56ONT - EDI

2 stops21h 44mBritish Airways

Deal found 31/12£192

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Round-trip from	£418
One-way from	£154
Popular in	June
Cheapest in	October
Average price	£566

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2 total stops
35h 20m total
California to Edinburgh

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British Airways
13/4
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14h 45m total
California to Edinburgh

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Depart

Return

Price

Las VegasEdinburgh

LAS - EDI

LASEDI

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 3/3

15:41-18:05

2 stops18h 24m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 10/3

11:25-10:02

1 stop29h 37m

£449

Las VegasEdinburgh

LAS - EDI

LASEDI

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 9/3

21:55-18:10

1 stop13h 15m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 19/3

11:25-23:01

2 stops18h 36m

£450

San DiegoEdinburgh

SAN - EDI

SANEDI

San Diego

Sat 14/2

06:20-10:10

2 stops19h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 21/2

19:15-16:05

1 stop28h 50m

£450

San DiegoEdinburgh

SAN - EDI

SANEDI

San Diego

Mon 9/2

12:32-15:15

2 stops18h 43m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 16/2

19:20-16:10

1 stop28h 50m

£450

San DiegoEdinburgh

SAN - EDI

SANEDI

San Diego

Mon 16/2

06:30-12:10

2 stops21h 40m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 23/2

19:20-16:10

1 stop28h 50m

£451

Los AngelesEdinburgh

LAX - EDI

LAXEDI

Los Angeles

Tue 3/2

16:45-16:50

2 stops16h 05m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 10/2

06:50-13:30

1 stop14h 40m

£451

Los AngelesEdinburgh

LAX - EDI

LAXEDI

Los Angeles

Mon 2/3

21:45-21:55

2 stops16h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 10/3

11:25-19:52

1 stop15h 27m

£452

Las VegasEdinburgh

LAS - EDI

LASEDI

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 17/3

14:00-09:30

1 stop12h 30m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 23/3

11:30-22:18

1 stop17h 48m

£460

SacramentoEdinburgh

SMF - EDI

SMFEDI

Sacramento Intl

Wed 4/2

07:15-07:55

2 stops16h 40m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 8/2

09:25-21:53

2 stops20h 28m

£461

Las VegasEdinburgh

LAS - EDI

LASEDI

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Fri 30/1

09:00-07:55

2 stops14h 55m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 6/2

09:25-20:27

2 stops19h 02m

£461

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Edinburgh from California?
If you book a flight to Edinburgh from California, you will be flying to Turnhouse, which is the city’s only airport. Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI) is located 6.8 mi from the center of Edinburgh.
How long is the flight from California to Edinburgh?
Departing from California to Edinburgh will take you 13h 15m. The distance between California and Edinburgh is about 4925 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.
What are the most popular routes from California to Edinburgh?
The most popular route from California to Edinburgh is Los Angeles - Edinburgh Turnhouse. You may also consider San Francisco - Edinburgh Turnhouse or Ontario - Edinburgh Turnhouse.
Can I find deals for flights from California to Edinburgh that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on California to Edinburgh flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from California to Edinburgh?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from California to Edinburgh.
Can I find deals for business class flights from California to Edinburgh?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from California to Edinburgh by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from California to Edinburgh?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to Edinburgh (average of £373). Flying from California to Edinburgh in June is currently the most expensive (average of £661). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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