There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Chattanooga by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)plane LEX - CHA
6h 33m$73–348Drive 255.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Chattanoogacar 255.9 mi
4h 56m$47–68Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
11h$109–152Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SDF - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
6h 10m$197–478Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Nashville (BNA)plane SDF - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
5h 57m$207–548Drive to Covington, fly to Nashville, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Nashville (BNA)plane CVG - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
6h 6m$148–599Fly Blue Grass Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane LEX - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
7h 42m$105–359Drive, bus via Newburg
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Tornado Bus Co - Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
12h 33m$131–254
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Chattanooga is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Chattanooga is to drive which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Lexington and Chattanooga is 235 miles. The road distance is 257.4 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Lexington to Chattanooga, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Chattanooga is 257 miles. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Lexington to Chattanooga.
There are 353+ hotels available in Chattanooga.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Chattanooga, TN, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) every 2 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Flights from Covington to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Nashville Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Tornado Bus Co - Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
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