There are 8 ways to get from Houston to Lexington by plane, car, or bus
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane HOU - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 5m$165–822Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane IAH - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 47m$117–575Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station 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
32h 35m$284–517Drive 976.3 mi
- Drive from Houston to Lexingtoncar 976.3 mi
16h 54m$179–258Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Covington (CVG)plane IAH - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
5h 52m$158–726Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane HOU - LEX
8h 3m$273–1,303Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane IAH - LEX
8h 35m$195–956Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane IAH - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Lexingtoncar
7h 17m$223–1,054
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Lexington is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 5m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Houston and Lexington is 897 miles. The road distance is 982 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Houston to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 8:45 PM in Houston and 9:45 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Lexington is 982 miles. It takes approximately 16h 54m to drive from Houston to Lexington.
There are 163+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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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