Flying to Edinburgh from the US
Flying to Edinburgh costs a median $817 round trip from the US, ranking it 36 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from Orlando at $628.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $817
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #36 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $628
- Cheapest fare found, from Orlando
- $406
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Edinburgh
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $406, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- Orlando$628
- Miami$674
- San Francisco$674
- Washington DC$674
- Seattle$680
- Boston$683
- New York$683
- Raleigh$712
- Charlotte$749
- Detroit$751
- Denver$759
- Salt Lake City$779
- Minneapolis$816
- Chicago$817
- Los Angeles$817
- Nashville$820
- Portland$820
- Dallas$838
- Phoenix$841
- Philadelphia$848
- Austin$852
- Las Vegas$853
- Atlanta$864
- Tampa$864
- San Diego$867
- Houston$1034
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | JFK | via CPH | $723 |
| Delta | BOS | via undefined | $778 |
| American | BOS | via PHL | $803 |
| British Airways | BOS | via LHR | $810 |
| Delta | JFK | nonstop to EDI | $819 |
| United | BOS | via EWR | $839 |
| KLM | BOS | via AMS | $850 |
| KLM | JFK | via AMS | $850 |
| Aer Lingus | BOS | via DUB | $852 |
| SAS | ORD | via CPH | $865 |
| SAS | LAX | via CPH | $902 |
| Turkish Airlines | ORD | via IST | $919 |
| Aer Lingus | JFK | via DUB | $921 |
| British Airways | JFK | via LHR | $958 |
| Delta | LAX | via JFK | $963 |
| Finnair | LAX | via HEL | $973 |
| American | LAX | via PHL | $975 |
| British Airways | LAX | via LHR | $988 |
| Air France | ORD | via CDG | $1031 |
| KLM | ORD | via AMS | $1035 |
| British Airways | ORD | via LHR | $1056 |
| American | ORD | via PHL | $1078 |
| KLM | LAX | via AMS | $1129 |
| American | MCO | via PHL | $1148 |
| Delta | MCO | via JFK | $1190 |
| Aer Lingus | ORD | via DUB | $1234 |
| United | LAX | via EWR | $1318 |
| United | MCO | via EWR | $1397 |
How Edinburgh compares
At a $817 median, Edinburgh ranks 36 of 40 European cities we price, and 5 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other British Isles cities in the data:
- Dublin$681
- London$771
- Glasgow$775
- Manchester$782
- Belfast$895
Edinburgh is one of 5 United Kingdom cities we price. The cheapest way into the country is London at $771 — see cheap flights to United Kingdom for which city to enter by, and which US airport is best for the country as a whole.
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Edinburgh from the US?
- A median of $817 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $628 from Orlando and the most expensive $1034 from Houston. That ranks Edinburgh 36 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Edinburgh?
- Orlando, at $628, followed by Miami at $674 and San Francisco at $674. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Edinburgh is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Edinburgh?
- Probably, yes. Edinburgh has one of the widest spreads in our data: $406 between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway, ranking 5 of 40. On a route like this, where you leave from is worth more than when you book.
- Which airline is cheapest to Edinburgh?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), SAS was cheapest into Edinburgh at $723 via CPH, against United at $1397. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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