There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Tucson by car, plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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 to Tucson
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Tucson (TUS)plane SDF - TUS
8h 31m$314–1,521Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucsonbus
44h 50m$211–528Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 14h$297–453Drive 1,754 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Tucsoncar 1,754 mi
29h 27m$321–463Drive to Covington, fly to Tucson
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Tucson (TUS)plane CVG - TUS
8h 50m$425–1,922Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SDF - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
8h 10m$328–1,005Fly Blue Grass Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LEX - TUS
10h 20m$242–1,202Drive to Covington, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Phoenix (PHX)plane CVG - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
8h 26m$389–1,356
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Tucson (TUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Tucson is to drive and bus which costs $210 - $550 and takes 44h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Tucson is to drive and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 10m and costs $320 - $1,000.
The distance between Lexington and Tucson is 1576 miles. The road distance is 1764.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Lexington to Tucson, including transfers.
Tucson is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 9:16 AM in Lexington and 7:16 AM in Tucson.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Tucson is 1764 miles. It takes approximately 29h 27m to drive from Lexington to Tucson.
There are 633+ hotels available in Tucson.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Tucson (TUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Tucson via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Covington to Tucson via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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