There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Lexington by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane DEN - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 39m$154–731Fly to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane DEN - LEX
6h 59m$112–562Bus via St. Louis (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
26h 57m$170–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
29h 36m$205–454Drive 1,181.5 mi
- Drive from Denver to Lexingtoncar 1,181.5 mi
19h 12m$216–312Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane DEN - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Lexingtoncar
7h 30m$230–1,010Bus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
31h 32m$171–443
Denver (DEN) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Lexington is to bus via St. Louis which costs $170 - $330 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 39m and costs $150 - $750.
The distance between Denver and Lexington is 1130 miles. The road distance is 1188.4 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Lexington without a car is to bus via St. Louis which takes 26h 57m and costs $170 - $330.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Denver to Lexington, including transfers.
The best way to get from Denver to Lexington is to bus via St. Louis which takes 26h 57m and costs $170 - $330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $600 and takes 6h 59m.
Lexington is 2h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:50 PM in Denver and 6:50 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Lexington is 1188 miles. It takes approximately 19h 12m to drive from Denver to Lexington.
There are 119+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Denver Union Station to Lexington via St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station, and Lexington Bus Stop in around 26h 57m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Denver to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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