There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Lansing by car, plane, bus, or train
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 Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane CVG - LAN
5h 30m$117–724Drive 361.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Lansingcar 361.4 mi
7h 14m$66–96Drive, bus, train (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 East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 36m$96–225Drive, bus, train 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 East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
18h 6m$110–293Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane LEX - LAN
6h 52m$74–454Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
16h 24mDrive, bus via Detroit
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Lansing, MIbus
16h 28m$69–243
Covington (CVG) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Lansing is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Lansing is to drive and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $110 - $750.
The distance between Lexington and Lansing is 345 miles. The road distance is 363.5 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Lexington to Lansing, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Lansing is 364 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Lexington to Lansing.
There are 91+ hotels available in Lansing.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Atlanta, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Covington to Capital Region International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
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
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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