There are 10 ways to get from Lexington to Ashland by car, plane, train, 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.
Drive to Covington, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CVG - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
5h 40m$140–1,285Drive 476.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Ashlandcar 476.7 mi
8h 15m$87–126Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationbus
23h 25m$148–270Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
31h 31m$322–683Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SDF - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
5h 59m$154–734Drive to Covington, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CVG - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
6h 43m$167–518Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SDF - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
6h 49m$116–497Drive to Covington, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ashland Stationtrain
6h 52m$167–1,489Fly Blue Grass Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LEX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Ashland Stationtrain
7h 12m$162–865Fly Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane LEX - RIC
9h 37m$117–664
Covington (CVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Ashland is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Ashland is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h 40m and costs $140 - $1,300.
The distance between Lexington and Ashland is 589 miles. The road distance is 479.5 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Lexington to Ashland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Ashland is 479 miles. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Lexington to Ashland.
There are 209+ hotels available in Ashland.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Ashland, VA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Ashland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Amtrak
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