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At present, there are no direct flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco.
However, there are several flights from EDI to SFO with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from EDI to SFO, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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In total there are 13 airlines that cover the full route from Edinburgh EDI to San Francisco SFO. These airlines are:
All other flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from Edinburgh EDI to San Francisco SFO. These alliances are:
You can fly from EDI to SFO in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 5 aircraft types that cover the full route from Edinburgh to San Francisco. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Edinburgh and San Francisco is 5,056 miles (8,137 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between EDI and SFO, the distance of the full journey varies between 5,063 and 6,596 miles (or 8,148 and 10,615 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Edinburgh to San Francisco take from 11 hours and 1 minute up to 15 hours and 12 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
From 11 hours and 1 minute up to 15 hours and 12 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between EDI and SFO, the total distance of the full journey varies between 5,063 and 6,596 miles (or 8,148 and 10,615 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
WestJet, Aer Lingus, KLM, SAS, Air Canada, British Airways, Air France, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa, JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic are flying the full route from Edinburgh to San Francisco.
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, easyJet, Norwegian, Porter, Transavia, French Bee, Frontier Airlines, Condor, Edelweiss Air, Swiss and Alaska operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Edinburgh to San Francisco.
You can fly the full route from Edinburgh to San Francisco (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Edinburgh to San Francisco (with 1 stopover):
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