There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Philadelphia by car, plane, bus, or train
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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
3h 56m$115–672Line 3 bus to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- 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 35m$67–402Drive, bus
- 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 Philadelphiabus
19h 52m$100–203Drive, 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 25m$124–353Drive 628 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Philadelphiacar 628 mi
10h 38m$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 17m$184–431Drive to Dayton, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Dayton-Airport-DAYcar
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DAY - PHL
5h 18m$128–690Drive 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 5m$111–1,274
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 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Philadelphia is to drive and fly which takes 3h 56m and costs $110 - $700.
The distance between Lexington and Philadelphia is 599 miles. The road distance is 631.6 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Lexington to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Philadelphia is 632 miles. It takes approximately 10h 38m to drive from Lexington to Philadelphia.
There are 945+ 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 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 52m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
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
- $80–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–230
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–280
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $250–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- 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
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