There are 8 ways to get from Carol Stream to Lexington by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Covington (CVG)plane ORD - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
3h 27m$150–578Drive 385.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Carol Stream to Lexingtoncar 385.3 mi
7h 6m$71–102Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Winfield to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
14h 16m$80–102Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ORD - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
3h 34m$269–647Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport, line 3 bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ORD - LEX
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Centre Parkway @ 1349bus
4h 24m$107–358Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dayton, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dayton (DAY)plane ORD - DAY
- Drive from Dayton-Airport-DAY to Lexingtoncar
4h 39m$187–816Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Winfield to Chicago OTCtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MDW - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 56m$108–597Train, bus, drive via Lafayette
- Take the train from Winfield to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
15h 37m$91–145
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carol Stream to Lexington is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Carol Stream to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 3h 27m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Carol Stream and Lexington is 369 miles. The road distance is 387.6 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Carol Stream to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Carol Stream. It is currently 7:40 AM in Carol Stream and 8:40 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Carol Stream to Lexington is 388 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Carol Stream to Lexington.
There are 114+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Carol Stream, IL, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Carol Stream to Lexington. However, you can take the taxi to Chicago-O-Hare-Airport-ORD airport, fly to Covington (CVG), then drive to Lexington. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Carol Stream to Lexington via Winfield, Chicago OTC, Chicago Union Station, Louisville, KY, 12th @ Broadway, 7th @ Algonquin, S 5th @ W Jefferson, and Middletown Station @ Target in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Winfield to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- 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
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