There are 11 ways to get from Grand Island to Lexington by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane GRI - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
7h 57m$207–886Fly Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane GRI - LEX
9h 7m$125–567Bus, drive via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Grand Island, NE to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station 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
23h 44m$237–435Taxi, train, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Grand Island to Hastings Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Hastings Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
27h 56m$306–612Drive 869.5 mi
- Drive from Grand Island to Lexingtoncar 869.5 mi
14h 40m$159–230Fly Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) to Covington (CVG)plane GRI - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
9h 6m$208–887Bus to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the bus from Grand Island Bus Station to Kearneybus
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Covington (CVG)plane EAR - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
8h 37m$186–778Bus to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Island Bus Station to Kearneybus
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane EAR - LEX
9h 33m$128–498Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Grand Island Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines 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
25h 59m$221–431Bus, drive via Chicago
- Take the bus from Grand Island Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
26h 33m$150–244Bus, taxi, drive
- Take the bus from Grand Island Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington, IN to Paoli Walmartbus
- Take the taxi from Paoli Walmart to Indiana University Southeasttaxi
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
27h 19m$259–432
Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Island to Lexington is to bus and drive via Chicago which costs $150 - $250 and takes 26h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Island to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 7h 57m and costs $200 - $900.
The distance between Grand Island and Lexington is 784 miles. The road distance is 874.5 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Grand Island to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Grand Island. It is currently 4:55 PM in Grand Island and 5:55 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Island to Lexington is 875 miles. It takes approximately 14h 40m to drive from Grand Island to Lexington.
There are 180+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Grand Island, NE, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
American Airlines flies from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Hastings Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Grand Island, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- Express Arrow
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