£183 Find Cheap Flights from California to Scotland

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 California to Scotland.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Scotland 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 California to Scotland 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 California to Scotland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

There are 15 airports in Scotland. The busiest airport is Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI), with 45% of all flights arriving there.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Scotland is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £579. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, when return prices are £893 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Scotland is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost £778 on average. Morning departures are around 49% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Scotland is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,170.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Scotland is February, when tickets cost £550 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,188 and £912 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to Scotland, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from California to Scotland takes 18h 09m, covering a distance of 5024 miles. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Edinburgh (EDI) with an average flight time of 13h 05m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Edinburgh (88% of total searches to Scotland). The next most popular destinations are Inverness (7%) and Aberdeen (3%). Searches for flights to Dundee (1%), to Stornoway (0%), and to Kirkwall (0%) are also popular.