✈ EDI → SFO
10H 26M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,051 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 10 hours 26 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,051 miles (8,128 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 26m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,051 mi
8,128 km · great-circle
Avg speed
780 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.