There are 5 ways to get from Paisley to San Francisco by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EDI - SFO
16h 41m$465–947Fly Glasgow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GLA - SFO
16h 57m$326–819Fly Glasgow Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GLA - OAK
18h 9m$372–1,415Fly Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GLA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
19h 43m$359–1,422Train, train to Newcastle, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- 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
20h 55m$434–1,505
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to San Francisco is to fly which costs $320 - $850 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to San Francisco is to bus and fly which takes 16h 41m and costs $460 - $950.
The distance between Paisley and San Francisco is 5143 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Paisley to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 8h behind Paisley. It is currently 12:32 PM in Paisley and 4:32 AM in San Francisco.
There are 835+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Aer Lingus, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- 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
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- 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
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
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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