£244 Find Cheap Flights from Scotland to the United States – Compare and Save

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 Scotland to the United States.

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

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 Scotland to the United States with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Delta connects Scotland to the United States with 36 flights per week. KLM also offers 36 flights per week, while Virgin Atlantic follows with 36 flights per week.

There are 577 airports in the United States. The busiest airport is Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), with 8% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in the United States is New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), with an average flight price of £380.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to the United States is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £655. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are £768 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost £671 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £683.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Scotland found in the last 5 days was to Newark Airport, at £380 return. The most popular route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Newark Airport (EWR) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £380.

The cheapest month for flights from Scotland to the United States is February, when tickets cost £497 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £608 and £608 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Scotland to the United States, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

From Scotland, there are direct flights to the United States from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Edinburgh, with 281 direct flights each week.

There are around 42 direct flights from within Scotland to the United States every day. Most flights (85%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 293 direct flights from within Scotland to the United States. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from Scotland to the United States takes 13h 02m, covering a distance of 3984 miles. The shortest route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Boston (BOS) with an average flight time of 7h 05m.

There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to the United States. Instead, there are 293 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Edinburgh.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is New York (51% of total searches to the United States). The next most popular destinations are Orlando (8%) and Washington, D.C. (6%). Searches for flights to Boston (4%), to Chicago (4%), and to Miami (4%) are also popular.