There are 6 ways to get from Duke University to Lexington by plane, car, bus, or train
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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 50m$95–575Drive 423.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Duke University to Lexingtoncar 423.8 mi
8h 20m$78–112Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
23h 24m$214–397Fly 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
6h$111–626Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane RDU - LEX
8h 53m$98–606Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane GSO - LEX
9h 28m$147–728
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duke University to Lexington is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Duke University to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 50m and costs $95 - $600.
The distance between Duke University and Lexington is 517 miles. The road distance is 426.2 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Duke University to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Duke University to Lexington is 426 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Duke University to Lexington.
There are 450+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Duke University, 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
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Covington via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
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