There are 9 ways to get from Brainerd to Lexington by plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), taxi, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BRD - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 59m$132–592Bus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
22h 37m$134–340Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Brainerd to Staples Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Staples Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
22h 54m$286–713Drive 894 mi
- Drive from Brainerd to Lexingtoncar 894 mi
15h 27m$164–236Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerd to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MSP - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 6m$184–731Fly Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Covington, bus
- Fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Covington (CVG)plane BRD - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
13h 2m$199–875Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the bus from Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerd to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane MSP - LEX
10h 59m$147–532Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brainerd to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
22h 55m$170–453Bus via Madison
- Take the bus from Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerd to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Take the bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
26h 34m$203–327
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brainerd to Lexington is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Brainerd to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 59m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Brainerd and Lexington is 801 miles. The road distance is 899.2 miles.
The best way to get from Brainerd to Lexington without a car is to bus which takes 22h 37m and costs $130 - $340.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Brainerd to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Brainerd. It is currently 5:12 PM in Brainerd and 6:12 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Brainerd to Lexington is 899 miles. It takes approximately 15h 27m to drive from Brainerd to Lexington.
There are 118+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Brainerd, MN, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Brainerd to Lexington via Minneapolis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Lexington Bus Stop in around 22h 37m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Covington via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Covington via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Staples Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Brainerd to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Brainerd to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lexington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Lexington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 320-316-0943
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerd to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $65–85
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