There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Reno 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 Louisville International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SDF - RNO
8h 20m$224–971Drive, bus, train via Denver
- 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 Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
2d 3h$465–954Drive, 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 Renotrain
2d 8h$544–1,183Drive 2,167.2 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Renocar 2,167.2 mi
33h 50m$396–572Drive to Covington, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane CVG - RNO
8h 1m$285–1,222Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LEX - RNO
9h 52m$252–1,102
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Reno is to drive which costs $390 - $600 and takes 33h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Reno is to drive and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $280 - $1,300.
The distance between Lexington and Reno is 1913 miles. The road distance is 2179.9 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Lexington to Reno, including transfers.
Reno is 3h behind Lexington. It is currently 2:47 AM in Lexington and 11:47 PM in Reno.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Reno is 2180 miles. It takes approximately 33h 50m to drive from Lexington to Reno.
There are 240+ hotels available in Reno.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Reno, NV, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- 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 Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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