There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sacramento by plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EDI - SMF
17h 57m$365–1,117Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GLA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
20h 1m$337–927Fly Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EDI - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
19h 15m$615–1,394Fly Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EDI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
21h 16m$416–1,236Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GLA - SMF
19h 43m$367–1,350Train to Newcastle, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NCL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
21h 12m$354–1,044
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sacramento is to train and fly and BART which costs $330 - $950 and takes 20h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sacramento is to fly which takes 17h 57m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sacramento is 5013 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 7h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 1:01 PM in Edinburgh and 6:01 AM in Sacramento.
There are 328+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sacramento, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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