There are 5 ways to get from Lexington to Aspen by car, plane, bus, or train
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 Covington, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane CVG - ASE
7h 7m$166–825Fly from Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane LEX - ASE
9h$98–475Drive, bus, train
- 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 Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Garmisch St + Hopkins Avebus Brt / ...
36h 16m$192–414Drive 1,311.3 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Aspencar 1,311.3 mi
23h 23m$240–346Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane SDF - ASE
7h 3m$125–624
Covington (CVG) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Aspen is to fly which costs $95 - $480 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Aspen is to drive and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $120 - $650.
The distance between Lexington and Aspen is 1280 miles. The road distance is 1319 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Lexington to Aspen, including transfers.
Aspen is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 2:29 PM in Lexington and 12:29 PM in Aspen.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Aspen is 1319 miles. It takes approximately 23h 23m to drive from Lexington to Aspen.
There are 972+ hotels available in Aspen.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Aspen, CO, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Garmisch St + Hopkins Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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