There are 7 ways to get from Schenectady to Lexington by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Albany County Airport to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Covington (CVG)plane ALB - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 24m$178–976Fly Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ALB - LEX
8h 36m$90–496Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
28h 7m$140–339Drive 786 mi
- Drive from Schenectady to Lexingtoncar 786 mi
13h 29m$144–208Fly Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ALB - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
7h 35m$148–774Train to Bradley International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Schenectady to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Covington (CVG)plane BDL - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
9h 52m$265–894Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Covington (CVG)plane LGA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
9h 38m$180–957
Albany County Airport (ALB) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Schenectady to Lexington is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Schenectady to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 7h 24m and costs $170 - $1,000.
The distance between Schenectady and Lexington is 717 miles. The road distance is 790.6 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Schenectady to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Schenectady to Lexington is 791 miles. It takes approximately 13h 29m to drive from Schenectady to Lexington.
There are 114+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Schenectady, NY, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Covington via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $25–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $25–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
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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