$407 Find Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Edinburgh to California departing on 1/26. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$784
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$659
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$750
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$752
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$916
Reno
Reno3 stops$914
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$910
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$784
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$659
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$750
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$752
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$916
Reno
Reno3 stops$914
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$910

Book Cheap Edinburgh to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Edinburgh to California

Fri, Apr 3 - Fri, Apr 17
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 2:40 pm
EDI
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SFO
51h 00m2 stops
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4:45 pm - 10:15 am
SFO
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EDI
33h 30m2 stops
$659Scandinavian Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 8
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7:10 pm - 2:40 pm
EDI
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SFO
27h 30m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
4:45 pm - 10:15 am
SFO
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EDI
33h 30m2 stops
$678Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:28 pm
EDI
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SFO
24h 28m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 2:45 pm
SFO
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EDI
13h 25m1 stop
$694Multiple Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 3:35 pm
EDI
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SFO
14h 55m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 2:10 pm
SFO
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EDI
12h 50m1 stop
$695Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 8 - Tue, Jan 13
Aer Lingus Logo
9:35 am - 5:50 pm
EDI
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LAS
16h 15m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
LAS
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EDI
16h 15m1 stop
$704Aer Lingus
Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 31
Aer Lingus Logo
8:20 am - 5:50 pm
EDI
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LAS
17h 30m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
LAS
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EDI
16h 15m1 stop
$768Aer Lingus
Thu, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 26
British Airways Logo
8:15 am - 5:05 pm
EDI
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LAX
16h 50m1 stop
British Airways Logo
5:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LAX
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EDI
15h 30m1 stop
$786British Airways
Mon, Jan 19 - Mon, Jan 26
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 10:28 pm
EDI
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LAX
21h 03m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 7:55 am
LAX
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EDI
18h 55m2 stops
$789United Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Feb 23
British Airways Logo
6:50 am - 9:29 pm
EDI
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SJC
22h 39m2 stops
British Airways Logo
11:01 am - 6:10 pm
SJC
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EDI
23h 09m2 stops
$796British Airways
Mon, Mar 2 - Thu, Mar 12
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 5:33 pm
EDI
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SNA
16h 08m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:30 am
SNA
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EDI
19h 30m2 stops
$799United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Edinburgh to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Edinburgh to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Edinburgh to California is September, when tickets cost $629 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,089 and $899 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Edinburgh to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Edinburgh to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to California on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Edinburgh to California. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Edinburgh to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$407
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from Edinburgh to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Edinburgh to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Edinburgh to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Edinburgh to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Edinburgh to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Edinburgh to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Edinburgh to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Edinburgh to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Edinburgh to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $891 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $938.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Edinburgh to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Edinburgh to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9095 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

4.0 OkayThomas, Nov 2025
SEA - SFO
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United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

Audi visual not working for a whole group of seats in first class. How does a plane leave the main hub in such poor condition? How much that we can’t see so immediately is also compromised?

main meals are horrible but then you dont fly for the food

The boarding process was very poorly organized. Too many people had way to much carry on and resulted in loading overhead bins being the gating factor. Time for change.

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

No WiFi working on either flight. No leg room at all, the seat in front of me left dents in my knees. If I put the tray down, it was so low it was propped up by my knees. (I’m only 182.9 cm) I’m usually cool on planes, but the planes were both hot during taxi and take-off.

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

we had to walk up stairs to get into the plane--no jetways. Perhaps that's a problem not with the airline but with facilities at Heathrow, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. But it was inconvenient.

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