There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Louisville by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train, fly to Louisville International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane FRA - SDF
18h 46m$537–1,962Train, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane FRA - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Louisvillecar
19h 38m$379–1,378Train, fly to Covington, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Covington (CVG)plane FRA - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
21h 49m$647–1,306Train, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane FRA - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
22h 17m$568–2,018Train, fly to Evansville, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Evansville (EVV)plane FRA - EVV
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KYbus
21h 12m$431–1,514
Frankfurt (FRA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Louisville is to train and fly and drive which costs $370 - $1,400 and takes 19h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Louisville is to train and fly which takes 18h 46m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Europe and Louisville is 4591 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Europe to Louisville, including transfers.
Louisville is 6h behind Europe. It is currently 2:12 PM in Europe and 8:12 AM in Louisville.
There are 507+ hotels available in Louisville.
What companies run services between Europe and Louisville, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Louisville. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Louisville International Airport (SDF), walk to Louisville International Airport, then take the line 02 bus to 2nd @ York. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport (LEX), then drive to Louisville.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Evansville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Evansville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Evansville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Evansville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
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