There are 4 ways to get from Ayr to San Francisco by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EDI - SFO
17h 30m$468–952Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GLA - SFO
17h 44m$346–855Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GLA - OAK
18h 56m$392–1,451Train, train to Newcastle, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NCL - SFO
21h 35m$455–1,541
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ayr to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $340 - $900 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ayr to San Francisco is to bus and fly which takes 17h 30m and costs $460 - $950.
The distance between Ayr and San Francisco is 5172 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 30m to get from Ayr to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 8h behind Ayr. It is currently 6:42 AM in Ayr and 10:42 PM in San Francisco.
There are 835+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Ayr, Scotland and San Francisco, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ayr to San Francisco. However, you can take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to 16th Street / Mission. Alternatively, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to 16th Street / Mission.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $9–18
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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