There are 8 ways to get from Houston to Lexington by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane HOU - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 5m$155–772Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane HOU - LEX
7h 53m$93–463Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
33h 12m$314–533Drive 976.3 mi
- Drive from Houston to Lexingtoncar 976.3 mi
16h 54m$179–258Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane IAH - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 46m$157–825Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Covington (CVG)plane IAH - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
5h 48m$148–726Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane IAH - LEX
8h 53m$95–476Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane IAH - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Lexingtoncar
7h 16m$223–1,154
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Lexington is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 5m and costs $150 - $800.
The distance between Houston and Lexington is 897 miles. The road distance is 982 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Houston to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 11:12 PM in Houston and 12:12 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Lexington is 982 miles. It takes approximately 16h 54m to drive from Houston to Lexington.
There are 139+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Miller Transportation
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