There are 9 ways to get from Johnson City to Louisville by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Louisville International Airport
best- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane TRI - SDF
7h 35m$211–763Drive 292.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Johnson City to Louisvillecar 292.7 mi
6h 12m$54–78Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Johnson City to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lottaxi
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburgbus
- Take the bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to 3rd St Station Slip Dbus Swb
- Take the bus from Roanoke Bus Stop to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville to Louisville, KYbus
18h 52m$212–300Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Johnson City to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lottaxi
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburgbus
- Take the bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Campbell Courtbus Swb
- Take the train from Roanoke to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
27h 31m$519–820Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane TRI - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Louisvillecar
7h 41m$178–469Shuttle to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane AVL - SDF
8h 58m$311–813Shuttle, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CLT - SDF
9h 17m$314–891Shuttle, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CLT - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Louisvillecar
9h 25m$281–607Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from Boone to Winston-Salembus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
23h 43m$235–335
Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Johnson City to Louisville is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Johnson City to Louisville is to drive which takes 6h 12m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Johnson City and Louisville is 277 miles. The road distance is 294.4 miles.
The best way to get from Johnson City to Louisville without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 18h 52m and costs $210 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Johnson City to Louisville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Johnson City to Louisville is 294 miles. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Johnson City to Louisville.
There are 628+ hotels available in Louisville.
What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Roanoke to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to 3rd St Station Slip D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Campbell Court
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Roanoke Bus Stop to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Nashville to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hickory Hop
Bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Boone to Winston-Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $15–22
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Winston Salem to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide













