There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to San Diego 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 Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EDI - SAN
17h 34m$313–1,113Fly Glasgow Airport to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GLA - SAN
17h 42m$295–1,106Fly Aberdeen Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ABZ - SAN
16h 29m$426–1,409Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane INV - SAN
16h 54m$437–1,409Train to Newcastle, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane NCL - SAN
18h 48m$382–1,213Fly Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GLA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
20h 35m$302–929Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane EDI - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
22h 28m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to San Diego is to fly and train which costs $300 - $950 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to San Diego is to fly which takes 16h 29m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Scotland and San Diego is 5224 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Scotland to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 7h behind Scotland. It is currently 1:22 AM in Scotland and 6:22 PM in San Diego.
There are 2384+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Scotland and San Diego, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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