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How to get fromLexington to Tucsonby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Tucson by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Tucson

    best
    1. Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar car
    2. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane SDF - TUS
    8h 31m
    $264–1,121

  2. Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar car
    2. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane SDF - PHX
    3. Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus bus
    7h 55m
    $214–756

  3. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucsonbus bus
    44h 49m
    $308–584

  4. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from St. Louis to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2d 12h
    $673–1,428

  5. Drive 1,754 mi

    1. Drive from Lexington to Tucsoncar car 1,754 mi
    29h 27m
    $321–463

  6. Drive to Covington, fly to Tucson

    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane CVG - TUS
    8h 20m
    $315–1,322

  7. Fly Blue Grass Airport to Tucson

    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Tucson (TUS)plane plane LEX - TUS
    10h 2m
    $312–1,402

  8. Drive to Covington, fly to Phoenix, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane CVG - PHX
    3. Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to University of Phoenixbus bus
    8h 19m
    $265–907

Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Tucson (TUS) flights

Calendar62Weekly Planes
Duration7h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket$255Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,566.6 mi
  • Duration: 8h 31m

What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Tucson, AZ, USA?

American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Tucson (TUS) every 4 hours.

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