There are 5 ways to get from Lexington to Edinburgh by car, plane, or train
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Drive to Covington, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CVG - EDI
12h 5m£341–826Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SDF - EDI
11h 56m£201–725Drive 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
12h 59m£254–951Drive 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
15h 15m£204–750Fly Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEX - EDI
15h 29m£212–812
Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which costs £200 - £750 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 11h 56m and costs £200 - £750.
The distance between Lexington and Edinburgh is 3842 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Lexington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Lexington. It is currently 9:54 PM in Lexington and 2:54 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–750
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–750
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Baltimore, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
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