There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Houston by car or plane
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Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SDF - HOU
5h 6m$158–825Fly Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane LEX - IAH
9h 17m$84–426Drive 979.6 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Houstoncar 979.6 mi
16h 56m$179–259Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SDF - IAH
5h 25m$206–525Drive to Covington, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CVG - IAH
5h 31m$137–676Fly Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LEX - HOU
8h 52m$136–706
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Houston is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Houston is to drive and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $150 - $850.
The distance between Lexington and Houston is 898 miles. The road distance is 985.3 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Lexington to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 8:28 PM in Lexington and 7:28 PM in Houston.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Houston is 985 miles. It takes approximately 16h 56m to drive from Lexington to Houston.
There are 1775+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
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