There are 9 ways to get from Washington to Lexington by plane, car, bus, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Covington (CVG)plane DCA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
3h 11m$194–1,157Drive 507.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Lexingtoncar 507.9 mi
8h 57m$93–134Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
25h 23m$198–400Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
30h 54m$164–249Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane DCA - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
3h 27m$158–906Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane DCA - LEX
4h 2m$96–598Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Covington (CVG)plane IAD - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
4h 59m$107–680Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Covington (CVG)plane BWI - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
4h 41m$117–1,267Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BWI - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
4h 57m$186–1,216
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lexington is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 3h 11m and costs $190 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Lexington is 494 miles. The road distance is 510.9 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Washington to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Lexington is 511 miles. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Washington to Lexington.
There are 157+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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