There are 5 ways to get from San Diego to Scotland 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 51m£171–581Fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SAN - GLA
14h 13m£167–516Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SAN - ABZ
13h 50m£234–719Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SAN - INV
16h 2m£236–725Fly 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 51m£213–652
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Scotland is to fly which costs £160 - £550 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Scotland is to fly which takes 13h 50m and costs £230 - £750.
The distance between San Diego and Scotland is 5224 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from San Diego to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 7h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 1:27 AM in San Diego and 8:27 AM in Scotland.
There are 1531+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Scotland?
British Airways, JetBlue Airways, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- 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 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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
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