There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Destin by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
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
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SDF - VPS
3h 39m$134–526Fly from Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LEX - VPS
6h 57m$107–427Drive, bus, train, taxi
- 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 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
38h 3m$479–933Drive 665.5 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Destincar 665.5 mi
11h 22m$122–176Drive to Covington, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane CVG - VPS
3h 44m$145–577Drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)car
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane TYS - VPS
4h 57m$138–512
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Destin is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Destin is to drive and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Lexington and Destin is 632 miles. The road distance is 669.4 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Lexington to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 6:21 AM in Lexington and 5:21 AM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Destin is 669 miles. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Lexington to Destin.
There are 7327+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Delta flies from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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