There are 7 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
18h 7m$336–1,221Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- 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 47m$283–974Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane INV - OAK
20h 16m$452–1,617Train 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 45m$367–1,311Fly 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
21h 33m$499–1,724Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GLA - SFO
20h 1m$308–972Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EDI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
22h 25m$376–1,227
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 bus and fly which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to San Francisco is to fly which takes 18h 7m and costs $330 - $1,300.
The distance between Inverness and San Francisco is 5009 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Inverness to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 8h behind Inverness. It is currently 11:54 AM in Inverness and 3:54 AM in San Francisco.
There are 805+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
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
- $230–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- 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
- $230–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- 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)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
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
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 Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- 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
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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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