$386 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 9/22. 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 Angeles1 stop$598
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$686
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$710
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$630
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$753
Reno
Reno2 stops$752
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$742
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$598
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$686
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$710
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$630
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$753
Reno
Reno2 stops$752
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$742

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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Edinburgh to California

Wed, Oct 29 - Sun, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
1:20 pm - 9:15 pmEDI-LAX
14h 55m1 stop
British Airways Logo
5:45 pm - 5:00 pmLAX-EDI
15h 15m1 stop
$598British Airways
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
British Airways Logo
1:20 pm - 9:15 pmEDI-LAX
14h 55m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 5:35 pmLAX-EDI
14h 05m1 stop
$599British Airways
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Thu, Nov 6 - Tue, Nov 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 11:45 amEDI-LAX
26h 45m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 9:35 pmLAX-EDI
19h 15m1 stop
$607Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Nov 3 - Sun, Nov 16
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 11:45 amEDI-LAX
14h 00m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:20 am - 10:40 amLAX-EDI
19h 20m2 stops
$608Delta
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:50 amEDI-LAX
13h 50m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 4:35 pmLAX-EDI
15h 20m1 stop
$610Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 10
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 12:45 pmEDI-LAX
14h 00m1 stop
Delta Logo
8:55 am - 10:40 amLAX-EDI
17h 45m2 stops
$613Delta
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 19
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:00 am - 7:47 pmEDI-LAX
17h 47m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
4:50 pm - 9:45 pmLAX-EDI
20h 55m1 stop
$621Virgin Atlantic
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 10
Virgin Atlantic Logo
5:45 am - 9:20 pmEDI-ONT
22h 35m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
6:00 am - 4:05 pmONT-EDI
26h 05m2 stops
$637Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 9
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 11:52 pmEDI-RNO
22h 27m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:35 am - 6:55 amRNO-EDI
18h 20m2 stops
$762United Airlines
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Thu, Mar 5 - Tue, Mar 17
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 9:08 pmEDI-RNO
19h 43m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 6:55 amRNO-EDI
16h 35m2 stops
$764United Airlines
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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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Edinburgh to California?

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 February, when tickets cost $633 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,044 and $923 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 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$386
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco

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 8929 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

10.0 ExcellentMark, Aug 2025HNL - LAX
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The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

what would have been better would have been that my booking not been canceled by the system and had I been informed that the booking had been cancelled by the system I could have immediately rebooked and not found out that there was an issue when I was told by the system that I needed to book in. It would have also been good if either the booking agent or BA or anyone been in anyway useful. In the end I had to rebook a flight at an additional cost of $350. So no I'm not impressed by BA any of the other parties involved.

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.

Boarding was poor. Why are first class passengers not boarded first?! Bus to the plane and then held on a packed bus because we were waiting for people on the bus before to finish boarding. Seat belt on the fist clas seat is very uncomfortable, cutting into your neck. Other than that crew, seating and food were all excellent. Entertainment, as usual - rubbish.

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

The air hostess were good, cheerful, but I didn't like the boarding. My son and I initially bought our flight tickets, making sure it included 1 luggage and a carry on. Tickets were purchased for British airlines, but we were merged with American Airlines. At checking in our languages, we were told, we don't have luggage prepaid so we had to pay extra $125 each and almost £60 on our way back. I think that's unfair.

On time. Clean. Efficient. Just what is required for the short hop.

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

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