There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to State College by car, plane, or bus
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 Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane SDF - SCE
6h 35m$91–455Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to State College Regional Airportbus
16h 53m$74–157Drive 494.4 mi
- Drive from Lexington to State Collegecar 494.4 mi
8h 49m$91–131Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane LEX - SCE
8h 41m$104–606Drive, 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
17h 31m$89–233Drive, bus via Columbus #2
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh to State Collegebus
18h 29m$120–253
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to State College is to drive which costs $90 - $130 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to State College is to drive and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $90 - $460.
The distance between Lexington and State College is 547 miles. The road distance is 497.2 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Lexington to State College, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to State College is 497 miles. It takes approximately 8h 49m to drive from Lexington to State College.
There are 58+ hotels available in State College.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and State College, PA, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $24–50
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh to State College
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
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