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Cheap Flights from Glasgow to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£520
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£504
San Diego
San Diego1 stop£674
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£643
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£790
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£1,371
Reno
Reno2 stops£792
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£520
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£504
San Diego
San Diego1 stop£674
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£643
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£790
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£1,371
Reno
Reno2 stops£792

Book Cheap Glasgow to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Glasgow to California 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 Glasgow to California

Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
British Airways Logo
05:55 - 13:50
GLA
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SFO
15h 55m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:30 - 18:40
SFO
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GLA
15h 10m
1 stop
£504British Airways
Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
09:40 - 18:25
GLA
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LAX
16h 45m
1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
20:10 - 16:50
LAX
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GLA
12h 40m
1 stop
£520Aer Lingus
Thu, 24 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
12:00 - 18:25
GLA
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LAX
14h 25m
1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
20:10 - 19:10
LAX
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GLA
15h 00m
1 stop
£521Aer Lingus
Tue, 15 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
08:35 - 15:55
GLA
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SFO
15h 20m
1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
17:40 - 19:10
SFO
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GLA
17h 30m
1 stop
£544Aer Lingus
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep
British Airways Logo
07:00 - 15:00
GLA
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LAX
16h 00m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
20:55 - 19:35
LAX
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GLA
14h 40m
1 stop
£584British Airways
Mon, 21 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
KLM Logo
06:00 - 11:45
GLA
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SFO
13h 45m
1 stop
KLM Logo
13:45 - 12:55
SFO
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GLA
15h 10m
1 stop
£625KLM
Thu, 8 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct
Virgin Atlantic Logo
09:10 - 21:32
GLA
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SFO
20h 22m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:59 - 23:10
SFO
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GLA
27h 11m
2 stops
£631Virgin Atlantic
Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
KLM Logo
06:00 - 16:09
GLA
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SJC
18h 09m
2 stops
KLM Logo
09:52 - 16:10
SJC
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GLA
22h 18m
2 stops
£643KLM
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
United Airlines Logo
14:00 - 17:46
GLA
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SAN
35h 46m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
06:35 - 10:10
SAN
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GLA
19h 35m
1 stop
£677United Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
United Airlines Logo
14:00 - 12:50
GLA
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ONT
30h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
05:00 - 10:10
ONT
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GLA
21h 10m
2 stops
£679United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Glasgow to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Glasgow to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Glasgow Intl Airport to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Glasgow Intl Airport to California departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Glasgow Intl Airport usually cost between £646 and £1,126 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £520 on Aer Lingus (6 Sept–13 Sept).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Glasgow Intl Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Glasgow Intl Airport to California, 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 Glasgow Intl Airport to California is February, when tickets cost £587 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £850 and £807 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Glasgow Intl Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Glasgow Intl Airport to California, 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 a flight from Glasgow Intl Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Glasgow to California

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

£289
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Glasgow to San Francisco

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  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Glasgow to California?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Glasgow to California?

    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 Glasgow to California 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 Glasgow to California?

    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 Glasgow to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Glasgow to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Glasgow to California. 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.
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7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1544 reviews
7.2Entertainment
7.7Comfort
7.3Food
7.8Boarding
8.4Crew
Airline reviews

The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
LHR - AMS
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The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

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

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

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

Security area in terminal 3 needs to be made much nicer. Less claustrophobic and use of glass and big ceilings wouldhelp

accomodating check in staff, friendly flight crew ( a crew member was speaking tactlessly and was overfamiliar with passengers

Seats need to be updated. Allowance needs to be made for dinner service at an alternative time

If I could fly Virgin Atlantic airlines to every place, I need to go, I would. Leaving Heathrow through the special virgin air entrance, security is completely white glove service. I love this airline. From ticketing agents to flight staff everyone tries to make it a wonderful & happy flight experience. I wish other airlines copied the positive culture of Virgin Airlines.

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

We boarded the plane and were about to take off when we were notified that the tires had to be checked. Upon inspection, they were found to need replacement, so the entire plane had to be deboarded. After we exited the plane, United staff forced us to stay in the gate area by posting "Do Not Exit" signs on the doors connecting the gate area to the terminal. Many of us had already rebooked our flights and had no checked bags, but they told us we could not leave. This seemed inappropriate to hold people under false pretenses. When the agent told us we could leave, I asked them to please take down the "Do Not Exit" signs, as they were misleading. The agent refused, and I told them that it didn't feel right to hold people like that.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

The senior flight attendants were amazing. Totally different vibe from other carriers. Easy 10 hour flight in Business Class. Great food. Good humor as well.

Left late after one day delay. Even after we were called to board we stood in line for 30 minutes. Seemed disorganized.

Liked Seat space in Premium Plus Disliked delay, poor management of boarding groups, missed meal at landing.

Boarding was fine, difficult to understand the guy over the speaker though so we were unsure when exactly to board until they updated the monitor by the gate. Flight itself was fine, nice flight attendants, seats were comfortable enough, good selection of entertainment on the screens. Other airlines at a similar price point have included wifi though, at a minimum messaging, for free, so that was a little disappointing to not have that. But otherwise fine. Food was pretty decent, nice hot meal, good drink selection, nice snacks. Bathrooms were ok, could've been cleaned a little more often, but they were never bad.

OK overall. Flight was delayed Crew on flight was good

On time, only a little turbulence, very competent and caring attendants. Clear information.

The crew was friendly. The plane was comfortable. In-flight wifi didn't work well at all. The ride was quite turbulent but understandable given the weather.

My issue is with the SkyWest terminal. The flight was not listed on the main airport flight screen list, and I had to do a Google search to locate the terminal and gate. We had to ask several airport employees where to locate the phantom gate. The airport did not provide adequate signage and was confusing. When we arrived, there was one vendor providing services that quickly closed, leaving zero options for food and drink while we waited hours for our delayed flight. The crew that assisted with check-in and boarding was VERY friendly.

No complimentary drinks or snacks offered on a 2 hour flight was disappointing but everything else went well

I love the direct flights. It saves a lot of hassle and allows immigration and customs in Ireland, making arrival much easier.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

The space between seats has reduced even further making it extremely uncomfortable. Couldn't even open the tray table properly or got compressed the moment the front guy reclined.

The Glasgow to Dublin route was very efficiently boarded, flight and landing and disembarkation were all super smooth. Dublin to JFK flight I was very pleasantly surprised overall. This was my first time on Aer Lingus and having already come off the short regional flight I was curious to know how the international flight would go. Aircraft was solid, entertainment options were better than expected, flight crew were experienced and operated like clockwork. Main entree left a little something to be desired but the snack was very tasty. Boarding and disembarkation again very smooth and pilots got us in earlier than expected. Would definitely fly again

I have noticed that the airlines, including this flight, pretend there is going to be turbulence, announce such, and say they can’t do beverage service. There is no turbulence and the seat belt light goes off 10 minutes before they ask for tray tables up and seat belts back on. They are just trying to spend less money and it’s quite transparent

I enjoyed the flight. I did find it strange that when I arrived at my seat although I had paid for a window seat that I was assigned a middle seat. Thankfully I was between a couple and they wanted to sit together. Please do a better job with this BA!

Flight was fine, food much better than anticipated, and flight attendants were helpful and friendly!

The lack of organization at the boarding gate was shocking. It was impossible to determine where the line was and it was hard to understand the announcements. It was so confusing that my wife wanted to get on the wrong flight. I am also annoyed that BA is adopting the sleazy policies that the budget airlines invented of charging extra for even the first checked bag or choosing your seat.

My flight was cancelled and I was rebooked onto 2 flights on American Airlines: one from Heathrow to Charlotte and then one from Charlotte to Tampa.

My flight out of Miami was delayed by 2 hours which meant I had to quickly make other arrangements for pick-up in Glasgow. A $9 voucher for food was issued. That’s not much of a gesture in my opinion.

We were never contacted that our flight from Glasgow to London was delayed. Got to airport six hours early to find that we were going to miss our connecting flight to BWI. Our flight is scheduled for two days later and they only gave us a voucher for one night hotel. E we’re delayed on the front end too and had to fly to Edinburgh instead of Glasgow arriving six hours and taking a $200 cab!

The crew were very friendly and helpful. Also, the airline was very strict and not very helpful when I wanted to start by boarding from Heathrow airport instead of Glasgow international airport. I stayed 10 hours in the airport and no hotel or any form of compensation was provided. That sucks.

Flight canceled two hours beforehand, BA reticketed us so that we would have had to leave from Edinburgh instead of Glasgow, where we were already at the airport. We would have arrived in Boston too late to get home to Vermont. Instead with some pressure we were reticketed from Glasgow on Lufthansa, which avoided Heathrow, a great benefit after our horrible experience at Heathrow when we arrived in Britain three weeks earlier. (Kayak assebled an itierary that did not leave adeqate time for the connection at Heathrow, where thousands of people were trying tio get through inadequate and badly staffed security and staff did not know the slightest details about where and which lines we should get in.) The British Airways travel experience is not to be recommended these days.

Sitting in the plane for an extended period of time was very hot and uncomfortable. Very late arrival happened to not affect me but many others probably missed their connection because it also took a long time to get to the terminal.

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