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 54m$488–1,835Fly Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane EDI - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
15h 21m$407–1,534Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane EDI - LEX
17h 53m$515–2,115Train 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 5m$481–1,879
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lexington is to fly and drive which costs $400 - $1,600 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 14h 54m and costs $480 - $1,900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lexington is 3842 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Edinburgh to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 1:43 AM in Edinburgh and 8:43 PM in Lexington.
There are 162+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three 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 Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Louisville International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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