There are 10 ways to get from Albany to Louisville by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly from Albany County Airport
best- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane ALB - SDF
7h 14m$174–956Bus via Brook Park
cheapest- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
19h 10m$116–243Train, bus via Toledo
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
19h 38m$223–489Drive 809.2 mi
- Drive from Albany to Louisvillecar 809.2 mi
14h 3m$148–214Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane EWR - SDF
7h 47m$165–723Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane LGA - SDF
8h 2m$174–949Train to Bradley International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BDL - SDF
8h 42m$157–732Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BOS - SDF
10h 29m$191–791Bus
- Take the bus from Albany-Rensselaer to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
23h 9m$140–288Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
30h 11m$356–787
Albany to Louisville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albany to Louisville is to bus via Brook Park which costs $110 - $250 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Albany to Louisville is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $170 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Albany to Louisville station. However, there are services departing from Albany Bus Terminal, NY and arriving at Louisville, KY Bus Station via Cleveland Bus Station and N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
The distance between Albany and Louisville is 721 miles. The road distance is 814 miles.
The best way to get from Albany to Louisville without a car is to bus via Brook Park which takes 19h 10m and costs $110 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Albany to Louisville, including transfers.
Albany to Louisville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
The best way to get from Albany to Louisville is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $170 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Brook Park, which costs $110 - $250 and takes 19h 10m.
Albany to Louisville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany to Louisville is 814 miles. It takes approximately 14h 3m to drive from Albany to Louisville.
What companies run services between Albany, NY, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Louisville, KY Bus Station via Cleveland Bus Station and N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus in around 19h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $29–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Toledo to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Albany-Rensselaer to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $26–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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