There are 5 ways to get from Lafayette to Bowling Green by train, bus, car, shuttle, plane, or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolistrain Cardinal
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus Indianapolis
8h 43m$125–266Drive 289.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lafayette to Bowling Greencar 289.4 mi
4h 52m$53–77Shuttle, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Nashville (BNA)plane IND - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus
7h 29m$414–1,332Bus
- Take the bus from Courtyard Lafayette to Indianapolis Airportbus Purdue
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus Indianapolis
8h 53m$131–253Bus via Louisville
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus Chicago
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grovebus Indianapolis
10h 39m$120–244
Indianapolis (IND) to Nashville (BNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lafayette to Bowling Green is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lafayette to Bowling Green is to drive which takes 4h 52m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Lafayette to Bowling Green station. However, there are services departing from Courtyard Lafayette and arriving at Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove via Indianapolis Airport, Ctc-R and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 53m.
The distance between Lafayette and Bowling Green is 325 miles. The road distance is 291 miles.
The best way to get from Lafayette to Bowling Green without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Lafayette to Bowling Green, including transfers.
Lafayette to Bowling Green bus services, operated by Reindeer Shuttle, depart from Courtyard Lafayette station.
Lafayette to Bowling Green bus services, operated by Reindeer Shuttle, arrive at Indianapolis Airport station.
Bowling Green is 1h behind Lafayette. It is currently 2:08 AM in Lafayette and 1:08 AM in Bowling Green.
Yes, the driving distance between Lafayette to Bowling Green is 291 miles. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Lafayette to Bowling Green.
What companies run services between Lafayette, IN, USA and Bowling Green, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Courtyard Lafayette to Bowling Green via Indianapolis Airport, Ctc-M, Ctc-R, Lafayette Rd & Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis, and Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove in around 8h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Indianapolis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $55–160
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Indianapolis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $55–160
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $24–28
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Courtyard Lafayette to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–34
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $26–29
- Walk up Cash
- $31–34
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
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