$306 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 3/5. 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$651
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$588
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$770
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$837
Reno
Reno2 stops$1,075
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$929
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$651
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$588
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$770
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$837
Reno
Reno2 stops$1,075
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$929

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

Tue, Feb 17 - Mon, Feb 23
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7:00 am - 11:25 am
EDI
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SNA
36h 25m
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6:45 am - 11:05 pm
SNA
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EDI
32h 20m
2 stops
$563Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 26 - Tue, May 5
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11:55 pm - 12:45 pm
EDI
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SFO
44h 50m
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5:35 pm - 3:00 pm
SFO
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EDI
13h 25m
1 stop
$588Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, May 2
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6:50 pm - 2:40 pm
EDI
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SFO
51h 50m
2 stops
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4:45 pm - 6:25 pm
SFO
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EDI
17h 40m
1 stop
$634Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Sun, Apr 19
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10:15 am - 2:40 pm
EDI
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SFO
36h 25m
2 stops
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4:45 pm - 9:30 am
SFO
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EDI
32h 45m
2 stops
$661Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Mon, Mar 30
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8:15 am - 6:05 pm
EDI
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LAX
16h 50m
1 stop
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8:55 pm - 10:10 pm
LAX
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EDI
17h 15m
1 stop
$746British Airways
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 30
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11:30 am - 10:18 pm
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ONT
17h 48m
2 stops
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6:05 am - 10:35 am
ONT
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EDI
20h 30m
2 stops
$791United Airlines
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
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11:30 am - 8:45 pm
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SAN
16h 15m
1 stop
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10:15 pm - 9:30 am
SAN
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EDI
28h 15m
1 stop
$792United Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Mon, Mar 2
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7:00 pm - 4:19 pm
EDI
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ONT
29h 19m
2 stops
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2:39 pm - 3:15 pm
ONT
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EDI
16h 36m
2 stops
$832British Airways
Sun, Mar 1 - Wed, Mar 25
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3:20 pm - 9:39 pm
EDI
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SNA
38h 19m
2 stops
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7:45 am - 7:50 am
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EDI
17h 05m
2 stops
$1,012Aer Lingus
Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 8
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12:00 pm - 9:39 pm
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SNA
41h 39m
2 stops
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8:55 am - 7:50 am
SNA
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EDI
15h 55m
2 stops
$1,014Aer Lingus
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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 $638 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,090 and $913 respectively.

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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$306
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
Flight from Edinburgh to San Diego

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.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving 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 9219 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jan 2026
SLC - SFO
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First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

One of the best flight experiences I've have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

One of the best flight experience I have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

Like getting a bus. No great luxury but will get you there

Got us to destination alive, albeit a bit late. Luggage was left behind. No live tracking app available (available on some other airlines). Supposedly going to be delivered in next couple of days.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

Like - the crew were nice Dislike - sitting on the tarmac for long periods after boarding and landing.

I was not admitted to the flight!!! i need a refund for this.

One of the best flights I've been on in a while. Very genuinely friendly staff. Courteous, kind, respectful. On a past flight (not Aer Lingus) I remember being woken up rudely to put my seat forward. Like a child being berated for something. Oddly jarring experience when someone could just tap you gently on the shoulder and gesture kindly. But I noticed the Aer Lingus staff were incredibly patient with everyone on the plane. It's the holiday season and I noticed a lot more elderly customers on the plane than I typically see flying, and the staff went above and beyond with helping accommodate people. Service throughout the flight was flawless. They came through offering water, and picking up garbage at perfect intervals. Seemed like this flight, everyone was on point. And the flight landed early on top of that

Seats are small, but comfortable and more space around you, so for a normal person the seats are perfect. If you are a big and fat individual, I would not think the seats are comfortable. All else was good and normal. Lots of movies to watch.

Entertainment system didn't work well. Also no new movies and limited choice of other programmes. . And only one USB A charger option. Most modern electronic items needs USB C. Planes should offer both

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

Check-in and boarding were great. On flight staff were rude and disrespectful. Paid for extra room and found it incredibly cramped. Bathrooms kept in poor condition. Overall negative experience.

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.

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