There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Edinburgh by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SDF - EDI
12h 18m£170–624Fly Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEX - EDI
15h 29m£162–612Drive to Covington, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CVG - EDI
12h 32m£270–1,025Drive to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Columbus-Airport-CMHcar
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CMH - EDI
13h 42m£245–896Drive to Covington, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CVG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 7m£268–1,052Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SDF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h£168–651
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £160 - £650 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Lexington and Edinburgh is 3923 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Lexington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Lexington. It is currently 11:34 AM in Lexington and 4:34 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2812+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
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