There are 8 ways to get from Lubbock to Lexington by plane, car, 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.
Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane LBB - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 49m$152–693Fly to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane LBB - LEX
7h 59m$110–494Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus
- Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
28h 48m$221–372Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Fort Worth to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
34h 45m$288–489Drive 1,178.4 mi
- Drive from Lubbock to Lexingtoncar 1,178.4 mi
19h 18m$216–311Fly to Covington, drive
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Covington (CVG)plane LBB - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
6h 5m$203–894Bus, drive via Irving
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to La Tropicana - Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
29h 25m$179–420Bus, train, drive via Chicago
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Fort Worth to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
42h 34m$232–477
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lubbock to Lexington is to bus and drive via Irving which costs $170 - $420 and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lubbock to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 49m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Lubbock and Lexington is 1044 miles. The road distance is 1185.3 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Lubbock to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Lubbock. It is currently 4:36 PM in Lubbock and 5:36 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Lubbock to Lexington is 1185 miles. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Lubbock to Lexington.
There are 154+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Lubbock, TX, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Dallas, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Covington via Dallas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Worth to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Worth to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to La Tropicana - Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
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