There are 6 ways to get from Austin to Lexington 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 to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Covington (CVG)plane AUS - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
5h 18m$186–924Fly to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane AUS - LEX
8h 12m$93–474Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Austin 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
32h 59m$263–416Drive 1,059.6 mi
- Drive from Austin to Lexingtoncar 1,059.6 mi
17h 13m$194–280Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane AUS - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
6h 49m$100–513Train, bus, drive via Chicago (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Austin to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
40h 48m$219–364
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Lexington is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $550 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 18m and costs $180 - $950.
The distance between Austin and Lexington is 1054 miles. The road distance is 1065.8 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Austin to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Austin. It is currently 3:23 PM in Austin and 4:23 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Lexington is 1066 miles. It takes approximately 17h 13m to drive from Austin to Lexington.
There are 157+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Austin to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- 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
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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