There are 7 ways to get from Topeka to Lexington by car, plane, bus, or train
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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
8h 11m$184–969Drive 646.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Topeka to Lexingtoncar 646.8 mi
10h 56m$118–171Bus, 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
17h 9m$185–300Bus 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
8h 54m$228–1,076Bus 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$397–625Bus 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 25m$245–1,156Train, 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 35m$224–410
Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Lexington is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Lexington is to drive and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $180 - $1,000.
The distance between Topeka and Lexington is 738 miles. The road distance is 650.6 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Topeka to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Topeka. It is currently 12:12 PM in Topeka and 1:12 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Topeka to Lexington is 651 miles. It takes approximately 10h 56m to drive from Topeka to Lexington.
There are 133+ 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, S 5th @ W Jefferson, and Middletown Station @ Target in around 17h 9m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Kansas City to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Topeka Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- 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 Topeka to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- 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
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
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
- omnibusexpress.com
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