There are 11 ways to get from Madison to Lexington by plane, car, bus, taxi, 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 Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MSN - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
7h 3m$111–673Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ORD - LEX
7h 47m$62–312Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Madison to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
15h 40m$99–229Drive 508.3 mi
- Drive from Madison to Lexingtoncar 508.3 mi
9h 1m$93–134Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane MSN - LEX
7h 18m$74–454Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Covington (CVG)plane ORD - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
6h 47m$105–562Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ORD - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
6h 53m$274–711Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MDW - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 14m$113–621Bus, drive via Chicago
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
16h 51m$85–122Bus, taxi, drive
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Paoli Walmartbus
- Take the taxi from Paoli Walmart to Indiana University Southeasttaxi
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
17h 17m$205–305Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
18h 23m$95–233
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Lexington is to bus and drive via Chicago which costs $85 - $130 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Lexington is to bus and fly and drive which takes 6h 47m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Madison and Lexington is 480 miles. The road distance is 511.3 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Madison to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 1:57 AM in Madison and 2:57 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Lexington is 511 miles. It takes approximately 9h 1m to drive from Madison to Lexington.
There are 157+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Blue Grass Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Paoli Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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