There are 6 ways to get from Cary 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane RDU - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 10m$154–414Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane RDU - LEX
8h 16m$57–365Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
37h 49m$240–538Drive 442.2 mi
- Drive from Cary to Lexingtoncar 442.2 mi
8h 45m$81–117Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Covington (CVG)plane RDU - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
5h 16m$115–675Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CLT - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 5m$128–469
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cary to Lexington is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 10m and costs $150 - $420.
The distance between Cary and Lexington is 512 miles. The road distance is 444.8 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cary to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to Lexington is 445 miles. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Cary to Lexington.
There are 140+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) hourly.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- 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
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