There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAN - EDI
13h 36m£170–592Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 34m£177–637Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SAN - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 27m£223–758Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 18m£275–942
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £170 - £600 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs £170 - £600.
The distance between San Diego and Edinburgh is 5224 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from San Diego to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 9:57 PM in San Diego and 5:57 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2805+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, KLM, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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