There are 4 ways to get from Louisville to Chelem by car, plane, taxi, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Covington, fly, taxi
best- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane CVG - MID
- Take the taxi from Merida-Airport-MID to Chelemtaxi
8h 8m$4,800–19,062Fly from Louisville International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane SDF - MID
- Take the taxi from Merida-Airport-MID to Chelemtaxi
9h 54m$3,612–14,651Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Históricobus
- Take the bus from Merida to Chelembus
3d$11,981–21,672Drive 4,005.1 km
- Drive from Louisville to Chelemcar 4,005.1 km
47h 54m$8,401–12,135
Covington (CVG) to Mérida International Airport (MID) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Chelem is to fly and taxi which costs $3600 - $15000 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Chelem is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 8h 8m and costs $4800 - $20000.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville to Chelem. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Chelem via Nashville Bus Station, Pearl @ Bryan - S - Ns, Dallas, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Merida. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Louisville and Chelem is 2273 km. The road distance is 4005.1 km.
The best way to get from Louisville to Chelem without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $12000 - $22000.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Louisville to Chelem, including transfers.
Louisville to Chelem bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, depart from Louisville, KY station.
Louisville to Chelem bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, arrive at Nashville station.
Chelem is 2h behind Louisville. It is currently 7:58 PM in Louisville and 5:58 PM in Chelem.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Chelem is 4005 km. It takes approximately 47h 54m to drive from Louisville to Chelem.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Chelem, Yucatán, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Chelem via Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Pearl @ Bryan - S - Ns, Dallas, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Mérida Centro Histórico, and Merida in around 3d.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–18,000
Flights from Covington to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Covington to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–18,000
Flights from Covington to Mérida International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–17,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–23,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–18,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $600–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,400
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,000
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,400–4,300
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Merida to Chelem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,445–9,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $4,000–5,500
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $3,445
- Van 9 Passengers
- $5,000–7,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $7,000–9,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $6,440
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $480–600
Econotaxi
- Phone
- +52 999 945 00 00
- Website
- econotaxi.com.mx
Taxi Seguro Mérida
- Phone
- +52 999 922 64 64
- Website
- taxiseguromerida.com
Taxis Site Santa Ana No. 14
- Phone
- +52 999 928 56 00
Econotaxi
- Phone
- +52 999 945 00 00
- Website
- econotaxi.com.mx
Taxi Seguro Mérida
- Phone
- +52 999 922 64 64
- Website
- taxiseguromerida.com
Taxis Site Santa Ana No. 14
- Phone
- +52 999 928 56 00
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