There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lexington by plane, car, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Covington (CVG)plane EDI - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
14h 21m$458–1,135Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane EDI - LEX
15h 55m$245–915Fly Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane EDI - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
15h 22m$367–1,334Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Covington (CVG)plane GLA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
16h 2m$454–1,665
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lexington is to fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 14h 21m and costs $450 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lexington is 3842 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 10:06 PM in Edinburgh and 5:06 PM in Lexington.
There are 157+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–25
- 1st Class
- $30–45
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