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How to get fromLexington to Albanyby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Albany by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Covington, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane plane CVG - ALB
    6h 23m
    $339–826

  2. Drive 796.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Lexington to Albanycar car 796.3 mi
    13h 56m
    $146–210

  3. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to New York Midtownbus bus
    4. Take the bus from New York Midtown to Albany Bus Terminal, NYbus bus
    24h 21m
    $150–288

  4. Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain train
    27h 14m
    $324–633

  5. Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar car
    2. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane plane SDF - ALB
    6h 22m
    $618–1,325

  6. Fly from Blue Grass Airport

    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane plane LEX - ALB
    8h 8m
    $176–906

  7. Drive, bus, train via New York (Amtrak)

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain train
    36h 31m
    $409–868

Covington (CVG) to Albany County Airport (ALB) flights

Calendar87Weekly Planes
Duration5h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$157Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 713.2 mi
  • Duration: 6h 23m

What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Albany, NY, USA?

Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Albany County Airport (ALB) hourly.

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