There are 6 ways to get from Inverness to San Francisco by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane INV - SFO
16h 38m$346–1,321Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GLA - SFO
21h 16m$306–869Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EDI - SFO
19h 22m$603–1,424Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane INV - OAK
18h 52m$462–1,717Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ABZ - SFO
19h 30m$377–1,411Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane INV - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
20h 14m$489–1,824
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $300 - $900 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to San Francisco is to fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $340 - $1,400.
The distance between Inverness and San Francisco is 5009 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from Inverness to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 8h behind Inverness. It is currently 7:58 AM in Inverness and 11:58 PM in San Francisco.
There are 816+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and San Francisco, CA, USA?
British Airways, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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