There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Philadelphia 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 to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CVG - PHL
4h 1m$108–575Drive to Dayton, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Dayton-Airport-DAYcar
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DAY - PHL
5h 13m$91–433Drive, bus via Columbus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Columbus - Downtown - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
19h 51m$110–233Drive, bus, train (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 30th Street Stationtrain
31h 24m$294–623Drive 629.2 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Philadelphiacar 629.2 mi
10h 37m$115–166Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SDF - PHL
4h 15m$157–524Line 3 bus to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Centre Parkway @ 1349 to Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LEX - PHL
5h 36m$105–605Drive to Covington, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 10m$118–569Drive, 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 to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
21h 17m$105–238
Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Philadelphia is to drive and fly which takes 4h 1m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Philadelphia is 599 miles. The road distance is 632.8 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Lexington to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Philadelphia is 633 miles. It takes approximately 10h 37m to drive from Lexington to Philadelphia.
There are 735+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Philadelphia. However, you can drive to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), walk to Airport Terminal A, then take the train to Suburban Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lexington to Philadelphia Bus Station via Middletown Station @ Target, S 5th @ W Jefferson, W Jefferson @ S 6th, W Broadway @ S 10th, Louisville, KY Bus Station, and Columbus in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Columbus - Downtown - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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