There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Lexington by plane, car, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ABQ - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
7h 53m$164–772Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
31h 59m$319–543Train, bus, drive via Kansas City
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
35h 28m$461–917Drive 1,374 mi
- Drive from Albuquerque to Lexingtoncar 1,374 mi
21h 58m$251–363Fly Albuquerque International Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Covington (CVG)plane ABQ - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 48m$235–1,123Fly Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ABQ - LEX
9h 11m$242–1,203Shuttle to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Fly from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SAF - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 30m$250–906Shuttle to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Fly from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) to Covington (CVG)plane SAF - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
8h 43m$311–1,207Shuttle to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Fly from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SAF - LEX
9h 43m$318–1,287Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
38h 39m$440–893
Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Lexington is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 7h 48m and costs $230 - $1,200.
The distance between Albuquerque and Lexington is 1267 miles. The road distance is 1382 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Albuquerque to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 2h ahead of Albuquerque. It is currently 2:03 AM in Albuquerque and 4:03 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Albuquerque to Lexington is 1382 miles. It takes approximately 21h 58m to drive from Albuquerque to Lexington.
There are 446+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Santa Fe Municipal Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Albuquerque International Sunport to Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
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