There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Gary by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Covington, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CVG - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
5h 8m$79–426Line 3 bus to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Centre Parkway @ 1349 to Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LEX - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
6h 50m$46–266Drive, bus (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Gary, INbus
10h 15m$62–76Drive 334.8 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Garycar 334.8 mi
5h 52m$62–89Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
4h 43m$83–465Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SDF - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
5h 19m$213–585Drive to Covington, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
4h 36m$104–586Drive, bus via Speedway
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
11h 53m$86–255Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain Ssl
13h 32m$89–145
Covington (CVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Gary is to drive and bus which costs $60 - $80 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Gary is to drive and fly and train which takes 4h 36m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Gary is 396 miles. The road distance is 336.8 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Lexington to Gary, including transfers.
Gary is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 1:33 PM in Lexington and 12:33 PM in Gary.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Gary is 337 miles. It takes approximately 5h 52m to drive from Lexington to Gary.
There are 110+ hotels available in Gary.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Gary, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Gary. However, you can drive to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, take the subway to Jackson-Blue, walk to Van Buren St., then take the train to Gary Metro Center. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lexington to Gary, IN via Middletown Station @ Target, S 5th @ W Jefferson, W Jefferson @ S 6th, W Broadway @ S 10th, and Louisville, KY in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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 Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $48–53
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 859-253-4636
- info@lextran.com
- Website
- lextran.com
Bus from Centre Parkway @ 1349 to Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://lextran.com/
- Seniors 62+
- $1
- Youth 7-18
- $1
- Adult 19+
- $1
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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