There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Albuquerque by car, plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SDF - ABQ
8h 13m$204–1,022Fly Blue Grass Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane LEX - ABQ
9h 52m$162–803Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
32h 35m$174–358Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
36h 19m$194–493Drive 1,373.8 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Albuquerquecar 1,373.8 mi
21h 58m$251–363Drive to Covington, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane CVG - ABQ
8h 7m$285–1,323Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SDF - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
8h 25m$209–756Fly Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane LEX - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
11h 20m$177–587
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Albuquerque is to drive and bus which costs $170 - $360 and takes 32h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Albuquerque is to drive and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $280 - $1,400.
The distance between Lexington and Albuquerque is 1267 miles. The road distance is 1381.9 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Lexington to Albuquerque, including transfers.
Albuquerque is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 5:48 AM in Lexington and 3:48 AM in Albuquerque.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Albuquerque is 1382 miles. It takes approximately 21h 58m to drive from Lexington to Albuquerque.
There are 141+ hotels available in Albuquerque.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Covington to Albuquerque International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
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