There are 8 ways to get from Charlottesville to Lexington by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Charlottesville to Blue Grass Airport
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CHO - LEX
6h 33m$90–391Drive 413.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charlottesville to Lexingtoncar 413.3 mi
7h 11m$76–109Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
22h 38m$214–347Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
28h 1m$109–285Taxi to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the taxi from Charlottesville to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)taxi
- Fly from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SHD - LEX
9h 12m$227–654Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Covington (CVG)plane IAD - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 50mTrain to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Covington (CVG)plane DCA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 37m$201–1,366Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane IAD - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 4m
Charlottesville (CHO) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Lexington is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Lexington is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $90 - $400.
The distance between Charlottesville and Lexington is 360 miles. The road distance is 415.7 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Charlottesville to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Lexington is 416 miles. It takes approximately 7h 11m to drive from Charlottesville to Lexington.
There are 140+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65–170
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $85–220
- Business - advance purchase
- $120–490
- Business Class
- $190–490
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- 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 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
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Fly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Anytime Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-977-5522
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-906-6670
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.com
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