There are 9 ways to get from Kentucky to Grand Canyon by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Blue Grass Airport to Flagstaff, bus
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane LEX - FLG
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
9h 29m$201–712Bus, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
41h 44m$1,000–1,637Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
45h 15m$388–675Drive 1,692.3 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Grand Canyoncar 1,692.3 mi
26h 58m$309–447Fly Louisville International Airport to Flagstaff, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane SDF - FLG
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
10h 48m$212–828Fly Louisville International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SDF - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
9h 59m$430–981Fly Covington to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Phoenix (PHX)plane CVG - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
10h 13m$490–770Fly Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SDF - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
12h 39m$547–708Fly Covington to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane CVG - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
12h 47m$286–316
Kentucky to Grand Canyon by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kentucky to Grand Canyon is to fly and shuttle which costs $280 - $320 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Kentucky to Grand Canyon is to fly and bus which takes 9h 29m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Kentucky to Grand Canyon. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station and Flagstaff Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 15m.
The distance between Kentucky and Grand Canyon is 1625 miles. The road distance is 1702.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kentucky to Grand Canyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 44m and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Kentucky to Grand Canyon, including transfers.
Kentucky to Grand Canyon bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, depart from Louisville, KY station.
Kentucky to Grand Canyon bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, arrive at Evansville, IN station.
Grand Canyon is 3h behind Kentucky. It is currently 7:46 AM in Kentucky and 4:46 AM in Grand Canyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Kentucky to Grand Canyon is 1702 miles. It takes approximately 26h 58m to drive from Kentucky to Grand Canyon.
What companies run services between Kentucky, USA and Grand Canyon, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Flagstaff Train Station, and Flagstaff Amtrak Station in around 45h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Flagstaff via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Flagstaff via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Flagstaff via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Flagstaff via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $278
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $278
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 702-978-7368
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Park Express
Shuttle from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
Shuttle from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
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