£249 Find Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area departing on 14/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Edinburgh

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£415
San Jose
San Jose1 stop£517
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£415
San Jose
San Jose1 stop£517

Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area

Sat, 6 Sep - Fri, 12 Sep
British Airways Logo
07:05 - 17:25EDI-SFO
18h 20m1 stop
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09:00 - 10:30SFO-EDI
17h 30m2 stops
£415British Airways
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Thu, 18 Sep - Sat, 27 Sep
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08:35 - 17:25EDI-SFO
16h 50m1 stop
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09:00 - 07:10SFO-EDI
14h 10m1 stop
£447British Airways
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Fri, 5 Sep - Fri, 12 Sep
British Airways Logo
08:35 - 17:25EDI-SFO
16h 50m1 stop
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06:30 - 07:10SFO-EDI
16h 40m1 stop
£447British Airways
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Mon, 11 Aug - Sun, 21 Sep
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14:05 - 01:35EDI-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
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21:51 - 06:45SFO-EDI
24h 54m1 stop
£546Virgin Atlantic
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Fri, 10 Oct - Sat, 18 Oct
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:20 - 23:49EDI-SFO
20h 29m2 stops
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06:00 - 06:45SFO-EDI
16h 45m2 stops
£590Virgin Atlantic
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Sat, 11 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
KLM Logo
17:15 - 11:45EDI-SFO
26h 30m1 stop
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13:45 - 21:45SFO-EDI
24h 00m1 stop
£607KLM
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Mon, 11 Aug - Sat, 23 Aug
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09:00 - 10:38EDI-SFO
33h 38m1 stop
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10:50 - 11:40SFO-EDI
16h 50m2 stops
£614Lufthansa
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Wed, 27 Aug - Sat, 6 Sep
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 21:18EDI-SJC
20h 18m3 stops
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15:45 - 07:20SJC-EDI
31h 35m3 stops
£662Air Canada
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Sun, 24 Aug - Sun, 31 Aug
KLM Logo
06:00 - 23:50EDI-OAK
25h 50m2 stops
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12:35 - 16:25OAK-EDI
19h 50m2 stops
£887KLM
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Mon, 15 Sep - Sun, 19 Oct
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 21:18EDI-SJC
20h 18m3 stops
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18:22 - 07:20SJC-EDI
28h 58m3 stops
£977Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £431, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area is February, when tickets cost £446 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £742 and £731 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Edinburgh, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight£249
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost £768 on average. Morning departures are around 9% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £888.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Edinburgh to San Francisco Bay Area? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1372 reviews
8.4Crew
7.3Food
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

6.0 GoodKathleen P, Jun 2025EDI - AMS
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

The staff were all particularly great. The plane was clean and fresh. The bassinet worked great. It was all very nice.

Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

The cabin crew really looked like they wanted to be somewhere else. They weren't really interested in providing an attentive service to full fare paying passengers at all. However the Captiain's in flight announcements were relaxed and very entertaining.

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

Dublin to Boston was decent. Food and entertainment was included and that was expected for the rate paid.

The Nice airport was a horrible boarding experience. I have never experienced the kind of compressed mob (in the B12-B17 gate area) of people all unclear what was happening and no airport staff to assist. There was no signage and 1000’s of people waiting for any info for 2 hours.

Flight was on time. Boarding was quick and efficient. Seats were comfortable. Food was fine.

The ease of boarding was good. I wish they had something to eat on the plane.

I like Aer Lingus so that is why I’m writing this critique so they can become better. The boarding gate was too small to board properly. Our seats were toward the back of the plane knowing we would be boarding after business class, we moved to that area after business class boarded. An Aer Lingus employee told us we couldn’t stand there. We explained we were the next group to board and wouldn’t even be able to hear when our boarding was called. She didn’t care and was not very professional. The cabin was freezing. I wouldn’t feed my dog the food. We were over an hour late coming into chicago because of weather which can’t be avoided. I asked the crew if they could make an annoucement for before whose final destination is chicago to wait and allow the people with connecting to deplane first. He said there are a lot of people with connecting flights. He said, it doesn’t matter. Well, yes it does. He could have been more considerate of his passengers.

Really helpful staff at the airport and the flight was comfortable with good entertainment options and food service

The seat spacing was good. The food, not so good... typical airline food. 😕

I would face like to have more selections for entertainments overall it was very good. .

It was fine. We were delayed leaving but a situation of too many planes, not the airlines fault.

I would definitely use a Linus again, the price was right, the service is excellent. No delays. Wish I had a direct flight from my hometown Detroit.

3/4 bags delayed and 1/4 damaged at the other end. Flight was freezing

On time. Clean. Efficient. Just what is required for the short hop.

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

After boarding we were waiting in the plane for more than one hour to take off without AC with very high temperature inside

The flight was an hour late leaving Heathrow. The food was mediocre. When we got to Austin, my husband’s luggage was missing. He filled out information at baggage claim. We are waiting to hear something. His name is Henry Jacob Braunig.

The food was very good and it came multiple times

Flight from LGW to JFK delayed by 4 hrs No explanation given until the pilot said the delay due to planned maintenance on the aircraft

We arrived late to London, and consequently were 5 min. late to be allowed through security for our next flight. Even though dozens of people missed the same flight, BA did not radio ahead to hold open security for an extra 5-10 min. to allow people to get on the flight. This caused an additional 6 hour delay in London after waiting over an hour in Customer Service to get rebooked. They did not have enough staff on hand to help people in a timely manner. Not at all happy with the BA's customer care or customer service.

All service prior to the flight was terrible: online check-in not working, no customer service tel,, multiple airport scanners not working, A huge mess.

CONSTANT ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE WIFI COULD NOT BE PURCHASED DUE TO INABILITY TO CONNECT PAYMENT SYSTEM VIA SATELLITE. THIS HAPPENED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE MAIN REASON I TRAVEL IN PRIORITY IS TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR WHICH I NEED ACCESS TO INTERNET. .

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