There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Kansas by plane, car, 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.
Fly to Manhattan Regional Airport
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane LEX - MHK
8h 36m$109–467Fly to Salina Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)plane LEX - SLN
9h 41m$107–467Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
20h 56m$140–318Drive, 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 Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
23h 13m$294–558Drive 774.9 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Wichitacar 774.9 mi
12h 58m$142–205Fly to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane LEX - ICT
7h 54m$164–779Fly to Kansas City
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LEX - MCI
9h 57m$112–602Drive, 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 Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
24h 26m$199–403Drive, bus, train, taxi via Lafayette (Amtrak)
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
25h 24m$309–603
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Kansas is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Kansas is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Lexington and Kansas is 683 miles. The road distance is 779.4 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Lexington to Kansas, including transfers.
Kansas is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 1:49 AM in Lexington and 12:49 AM in Kansas.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Kansas is 779 miles. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Lexington to Kansas.
There are 230+ hotels available in Kansas.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Kansas, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kansas City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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