There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Kearney 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 Covington, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane CVG - EAR
7h 4m$170–717Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kearneybus
26h 13m$129–233Drive, bus, train, taxi (Amtrak)
- 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 Holdregetrain
- Take the taxi from Holdrege to Kearneytaxi
24h 36m$294–353Drive 904.1 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Kearneycar 904.1 mi
15h 17m$165–239Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane SDF - EAR
7h 5m$144–566Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane LEX - EAR
9h 44m$137–647Drive to Dayton, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Dayton-Airport-DAYcar
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane DAY - EAR
8h 22m$183–735
Covington (CVG) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Kearney is to drive and bus which costs $120 - $240 and takes 26h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Kearney is to drive and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Lexington and Kearney is 862 miles. The road distance is 909.3 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Lexington to Kearney, including transfers.
Kearney is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 4:55 AM in Lexington and 3:55 AM in Kearney.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Kearney is 909 miles. It takes approximately 15h 17m to drive from Lexington to Kearney.
There are 23+ hotels available in Kearney.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Kearney, NE, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Covington to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dayton to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dayton to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dayton to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Holdrege
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–170
- 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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kearney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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