There are 7 ways to get from Tucson to Lexington by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Tucson to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane TUS - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 17m$214–921Fly Tucson to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane TUS - LEX
9h 26m$142–652Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
44h 2m$245–579Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stopbus
2d 7h$255–701Drive 1,754.5 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Lexingtoncar 1,754.5 mi
29h 17m$321–463Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane PHX - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
7h 44m$509–756Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane PHX - LEX
10h 52m$267–737
Tucson (TUS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Lexington is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Lexington is to shuttle and fly and drive which takes 7h 44m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Tucson and Lexington is 1577 miles. The road distance is 1764.7 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Lexington without a car is to bus which takes 44h 2m and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Tucson to Lexington, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tucson to Lexington is to bus which takes 44h 2m and costs $240 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 26m.
Lexington is 2h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 8:58 PM in Tucson and 10:58 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Lexington is 1765 miles. It takes approximately 29h 17m to drive from Tucson to Lexington.
There are 143+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Tucson to Lexington via Phoenix Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station, and Lexington Bus Stop in around 44h 2m. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Tucson (TUS) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Tucson to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tucson to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Phoenix to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Phoenix to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Tucson to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tucson to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Phoenix to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $160–470
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $250–550
- Business - advance purchase
- $340–1,300
- Business Class
- $460–1,200
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lexington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Shuttle from Tucson Amtrak Station to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
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