What are the cheapest airlines to fly from California to Edinburgh one-way?

The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from California to Edinburgh are Iberia (£185), WestJet (£204), and Vueling (£233).

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.

How far in advance should I book a flight from California to Edinburgh?

When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 38 days in advance, which can save you up to 58% on flights from California to Edinburgh compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 38 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at £588. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from £790.

What is the cheapest month to fly from California to Edinburgh?

February is one of the best times of the year to fly to Edinburgh from California. Prices for February average £651 per person but you can even find prices for as low as £465. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of June. Opting for a February flight can save you 40% on your journey compared to booking in June

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?

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

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Round-trip from	£374
One-way from	£130
Popular in	June
Cheapest in	February
Average price	£789

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11/8-26/8
2 total stops
39h 11m total
California to Edinburgh

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18h 20m total
California to Edinburgh

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Cheapest flights from California to Edinburgh
Explore the most affordable flight options available from California to Edinburgh. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 11 July 2025.

Mon 11/807:05ONT - EDI

1 stop21h 00mKLM

Tue 26/809:00EDI - ONT

1 stop18h 11mKLM

Deal found 10/7£374

Mon 11/814:00SNA - EDI

1 stop14h 05mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 26/809:00EDI - SNA

1 stop16h 13mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 9/7£384

Sun 27/707:05ONT - EDI

1 stop16h 55mDelta

Thu 21/809:00EDI - ONT

1 stop21h 20mDelta

Deal found 11/7£403

Tue 29/714:20SNA - EDI

1 stop13h 45mDelta

Fri 22/809:00EDI - SNA

1 stop21h 12mDelta

Deal found 11/7£403

Sun 31/812:42BUR - EDI

2 stops36h 38mDelta

Tue 9/914:05EDI - BUR

2 stops29h 42mDelta

Deal found 10/7£407

Tue 30/906:45SNA - EDI

1 stop21h 20mKLM

Tue 21/1006:00EDI - SNA

2 stops20h 21mKLM

Deal found 10/7£423

Mon 25/809:41BUR - EDI

2 stops22h 54mVirgin Atlantic

Mon 1/910:00EDI - BUR

2 stops43h 41mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 11/7£442

Tue 22/706:20LAX - EDI

2 stops17h 00mAir Canada

Tue 29/711:15EDI - LAX

1 stop18h 20mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£446

Wed 26/1115:30LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 40mBritish Airways

Sat 6/1210:00EDI - LAX

1 stop16h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/7£447

Mon 25/805:05LAX - EDI

2 stops19h 00mUnited Airlines

Mon 1/909:00EDI - LAX

2 stops17h 33mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7£448

Tue 16/908:35LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 25mDelta

Wed 1/1014:05EDI - LAX

1 stop16h 15mDelta

Deal found 9/7£449

Fri 19/912:45LAX - EDI

2 stops21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 24/909:00EDI - LAX

1 stop13h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£453

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Mon 11/807:05ONT - EDI

1 stop21h 00mKLM

Tue 26/809:00EDI - ONT

1 stop18h 11mKLM

Deal found 10/7£374

Mon 11/814:00SNA - EDI

1 stop14h 05mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 26/809:00EDI - SNA

1 stop16h 13mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 9/7£384

Sun 27/707:05ONT - EDI

1 stop16h 55mDelta

Wed 20/809:00EDI - ONT

1 stop18h 11mDelta

Deal found 11/7£403

Tue 22/706:20LAX - EDI

2 stops17h 00mAir Canada

Tue 29/711:15EDI - LAX

1 stop18h 20mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£446

Wed 26/1115:30LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 40mBritish Airways

Sat 6/1210:00EDI - LAX

1 stop16h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/7£447

Mon 25/805:05LAX - EDI

2 stops19h 00mUnited Airlines

Mon 1/909:00EDI - LAX

2 stops17h 33mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7£448

Sun 27/710:10LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 10mAir France

Fri 8/809:00EDI - LAX

1 stop15h 25mAir France

Deal found 10/7£452

Fri 19/912:45LAX - EDI

2 stops21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 24/909:00EDI - LAX

1 stop13h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£453

Sun 14/919:30LAX - EDI

2 stops33h 00mScandinavian Airlines

Mon 29/919:45EDI - LAX

2 stops28h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 9/7£453

Tue 2/919:35LAX - EDI

1 stop28h 20mSWISS

Sun 7/919:20EDI - LAX

1 stop29h 10mSWISS

Deal found 10/7£459

Mon 28/707:31LAX - EDI

1 stop15h 39mIberia

Thu 21/805:50EDI - LAX

2 stops21h 01mIberia

Deal found 11/7£461

Mon 1/914:55LAX - EDI

2 stops23h 50mLufthansa

Mon 8/918:00EDI - LAX

2 stops38h 34mLufthansa

Deal found 10/7£485

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Wed 16/711:15LAX - EDI

1 stop16h 25mUnited Airlines

Thu 7/809:00EDI - LAX

1 stop13h 43mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/7£497

Wed 16/714:29LAX - EDI

1 stop13h 36mKLM

Fri 8/809:00EDI - LAX

1 stop15h 25mKLM

Deal found 9/7£500

Wed 16/709:00LAX - EDI

1 stop14h 10mIberia

Mon 4/811:35EDI - LAX

1 stop18h 25mIberia

Deal found 9/7£544

Thu 17/719:30SFO - EDI

1 stop14h 30mSWISS

Thu 24/708:40EDI - SFO

1 stop15h 30mSWISS

Deal found 11/7£661

Sat 19/721:03SFO - EDI

2 stops52h 02mAir Canada

Sun 27/711:15EDI - SFO

1 stop32h 00mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£651

Sat 19/723:05SFO - EDI

1 stop27h 30mUnited Airlines

Sat 2/809:00EDI - SFO

1 stop35h 53mUnited Airlines

Deal found 10/7£652

Sat 19/706:05SFO - EDI

2 stops20h 25mDelta

Sun 3/811:20EDI - SFO

1 stop21h 14mDelta

Deal found 9/7£697

Sun 20/700:08LAX - EDI

2 stops23h 12mAir Canada

Wed 30/709:00EDI - LAX

1 stop13h 43mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£451

Sun 20/706:40LAX - EDI

1 stop16h 05mDelta

Fri 1/809:00EDI - LAX

1 stop20h 41mDelta

Deal found 10/7£452

Mon 21/700:59LAX - EDI

1 stop22h 11mBritish Airways

Tue 29/711:35EDI - LAX

1 stop14h 56mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/7£447

Mon 21/716:30SFO - EDI

1 stop16h 10mBritish Airways

Fri 1/810:25EDI - SFO

1 stop15h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 9/7£658

Mon 21/705:50SFO - EDI

2 stops16h 55mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 1/814:05EDI - SFO

2 stops17h 58mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 9/7£664

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Mon 22/915:05LAX - EDI

1 stop18h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£130

Sun 5/1019:50LAX - EDI

1 stop29h 30mIberia

Deal found 9/7£185

Tue 19/820:10SFO - EDI

1 stop29h 15mIberia

Deal found 9/7£193

Thu 9/1007:00LAX - EDI

2 stops19h 05mWestJet

Deal found 9/7£204

Wed 24/908:45SFO - EDI

2 stops29h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£208

Wed 23/709:55LAS - EDI

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£210

Sun 21/917:35SMF - EDI

2 stops41h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£212

Wed 23/718:20LAS - EDI

2 stops31h 45mWestJet

Deal found 9/7£226

Tue 2/919:59RNO - EDI

2 stops37h 26mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£227

Fri 22/812:50SFO - EDI

1 stop13h 15mWestJet

Deal found 9/7£232

Sat 20/919:16SAN - EDI

3 stops41h 29mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£232

Tue 16/920:10SFO - EDI

1 stop29h 15mVueling

Deal found 10/7£233

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Mon 11/8

07:05-12:05

1 stop21h 00m

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Tue 26/8

09:00-19:11

1 stop18h 11m

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Mon 11/8

14:00-12:05

1 stop14h 05m

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09:00-17:13

1 stop16h 13m

£384

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ONT - EDI

ONTEDI

Ontario

Sun 27/7

07:05-08:00

1 stop16h 55m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 20/8

09:00-19:11

1 stop18h 11m

£403

Santa AnaEdinburgh

SNA - EDI

SNAEDI

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 29/7

14:20-12:05

1 stop13h 45m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 22/8

09:00-22:12

1 stop21h 12m

£403

BurbankEdinburgh

BUR - EDI

BUREDI

Burbank Bob Hope

Sun 31/8

12:42-09:20

2 stops36h 38m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 9/9

14:05-11:47

2 stops29h 42m

£407

Santa AnaEdinburgh

SNA - EDI

SNAEDI

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Tue 30/9

06:45-12:05

1 stop21h 20m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 21/10

06:00-18:21

2 stops20h 21m

£423

BurbankEdinburgh

BUR - EDI

BUREDI

Burbank Bob Hope

Mon 25/8

09:41-16:35

2 stops22h 54m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 1/9

10:00-21:41

2 stops43h 41m

£442

Los AngelesEdinburgh

LAX - EDI

LAXEDI

Los Angeles

Tue 22/7

06:20-07:20

2 stops17h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 29/7

11:15-21:35

1 stop18h 20m

£446

Los AngelesEdinburgh

LAX - EDI

LAXEDI

Los Angeles

Wed 26/11

15:30-15:10

1 stop15h 40m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 6/12

10:00-18:30

1 stop16h 30m

£447

Los AngelesEdinburgh

LAX - EDI

LAXEDI

Los Angeles

Mon 25/8

05:05-08:05

2 stops19h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 1/9

09:00-18:33

2 stops17h 33m

£448

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from California to Edinburgh?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to Edinburgh (average of £78). Flying from California to Edinburgh in June is currently the most expensive (average of £102). 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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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.

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Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

KLM

7.8

Good

1,372 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

Finnair

7.6

Good

1,312 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

Air France

7.5

Good

1,467 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,655 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

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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.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from California to Edinburgh one-way?
The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from California to Edinburgh are Iberia (£185), WestJet (£204), and Vueling (£233).
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, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to Edinburgh (average of £78). Flying from California to Edinburgh in June is currently the most expensive (average of £102). 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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