There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Edinburgh by car, plane, 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.
Drive to Covington, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CVG - EDI
12h 14m£283–1,029Drive 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
12h 47m£180–674Fly Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SDF - EDI
13h 16m£211–762Drive to Covington, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Drive from Louisville 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 12m£283–1,054Fly 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
14h 53m£201–787Bus 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 10m£224–803
Covington (CVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which costs £180 - £700 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 12h 14m and costs £280 - £1,100.
The distance between Louisville and Edinburgh is 3855 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Louisville to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 1:08 PM in Louisville and 5:08 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2794+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Covington to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Covington to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- £17–35
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