There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Edinburgh by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SDF - EDI
16h 12m£191–762Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEX - EDI
14h 4m£170–624Fly Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SDF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 34m£198–770Bus to Covington, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CVG - EDI
15h 28m£519–1,444Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IND - EDI
16h 1m£354–907Bus to Nashville, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BNA - EDI
15h 52m£307–796
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 14h 4m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Louisville and Edinburgh is 3850 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Louisville to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 2:07 PM in Louisville and 7:07 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2469+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–950
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Baltimore, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nashville to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–600
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- £17–35
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- £24–35
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