There are 9 ways to get from Atlanta to Lexington by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ATL - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
4h 2m$226–454Drive 357.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Atlanta to Lexingtoncar 357.6 mi
6h 24m$66–95Bus, drive via Newburg
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to La Tropicana - Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
12h 55m$97–248Fly to Covington, drive
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Covington (CVG)plane ATL - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
4h 6m$98–574Fly to Blue Grass Airport, line 3 bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ATL - LEX
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Centre Parkway @ 1349bus
4h 51m$74–504Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane ATL - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Lexingtoncar
5h 12m$108–652Fly to Dayton, drive
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Dayton (DAY)plane ATL - DAY
- Drive from Dayton-Airport-DAY to Lexingtoncar
5h 31m$74–342Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
13h 24m$76–149Bus, drive #2
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
14h 4m$167–267
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Lexington is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 4h 2m and costs $220 - $460.
The distance between Atlanta and Lexington is 413 miles. The road distance is 359.7 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Atlanta to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Lexington is 360 miles. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Atlanta to Lexington.
There are 132+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Atlanta to Lexington. However, you can take the subway to Airport Station, walk to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) airport, fly to Louisville International Airport (SDF), then drive to Lexington. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Lexington via Nashville Bus Station, Fulton Station Outbound, Walmart Station Outbound, Tornado Bus Co - Nashville, La Tropicana - Louisville, KY, Preston @ Vim, S 5th @ W Jefferson, and Middletown Station @ Target in around 12h 55m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to La Tropicana - Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
- Phone
- +1 859-253-4636
- info@lextran.com
- Website
- lextran.com
Bus from Transit Center to Centre Parkway @ 1349
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://lextran.com/
- Seniors 62+
- $1
- Youth 7-18
- $1
- Adult 19+
- $1
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- 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
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