There are 8 ways to get from Topeka to Lexington by car, plane, 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.
Drive to Manhattan Regional Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
best- Drive from Topeka to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)car
- Fly from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane MHK - LEX
10h 47m$92–437Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Topeka 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
18h 15m$188–325Train, bus, drive via Chicago (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station 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
24h 2m$384–605Drive 646.8 mi
- Drive from Topeka to Lexingtoncar 646.8 mi
10h 54m$107–155Bus to Kansas City, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MCI - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 54m$206–973Bus to Kansas City, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Covington (CVG)plane MCI - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
9h 1m$206–924Bus to Kansas City, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane MCI - LEX
10h 33m$140–606Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City 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
19h 25m$317–540
Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Lexington is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Lexington is to bus and fly and drive which takes 8h 54m and costs $200 - $1,000.
The distance between Topeka and Lexington is 738 miles. The road distance is 650.6 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Topeka to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Topeka. It is currently 1:33 AM in Topeka and 2:33 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Topeka to Lexington is 651 miles. It takes approximately 10h 54m to drive from Topeka to Lexington.
There are 182+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Topeka, KS, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Topeka to Lexington. However, you can drive to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport (LEX), walk to Terminal @ Bluegrass Field, take the line 8 bus to Transit Center, then take the line 3 bus to Centre Parkway @ 1349. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Topeka to Lexington via St Louis Bus Station, Evansville, IN, Corydon, IN, Shawnee Park @ Northwestern Pkwy, Market @ S 6th, S 5th @ W Jefferson, and Middletown Station @ Target in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Topeka Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Topeka Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Topeka to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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