There are 10 ways to get from Lexington to Bristol by car, bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Drive, bus
best- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bendbus
11h 56m$107–198Drive 299 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Bristolcar 299 mi
6h 53m$55–79Fly Blue Grass Airport to South Bend, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to South Bend (SBN)plane LEX - SBN
- Take the taxi from South-Bend-Airport-SBN to Bristoltaxi
7h 25m$202–852Drive, bus via Elkhart Transit Center
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bendbus
12h 24m$107–174Drive, 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 Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 5m$139–268Drive, bus #2
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Station Cincinnati to Fort Wayne, INbus
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Goshen, INbus
15h 7m$94–233Fly Blue Grass Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane LEX - AZO
- Take the taxi from Kalamazoo-Airport-AZO to Bristoltaxi
7h 25m$227–682Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 41m$129–494Drive to Covington, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 35m$230–505Fly Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LEX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 43m$124–512
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to South Bend (SBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Bristol is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Bristol is to drive and fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs $230 - $550.
The distance between Lexington and Bristol is 369 miles. The road distance is 300.7 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Lexington to Bristol, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Bristol is 301 miles. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Lexington to Bristol.
There are 69+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Bristol, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Bristol. However, you can drive to Middletown Station @ Target, take the line 31 bus to S 5th @ W Jefferson, walk to W Jefferson @ S 6th, take the line 10 bus to W Broadway @ S 10th, walk to Louisville, KY, take the bus to Indianapolis Union Station, take the bus to South Street Station - South Bend, take the bus to Elkhart, then take the taxi to Bristol. Alternatively, you can drive from Lexington to Bristol in around 6h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Greyhound Station Cincinnati to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Goshen, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $80–180
A Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 574-233-9333
South Bend Taxi
- Phone
- +1-574-383-6767
- Website
- southbendtaxi.com
United Cab
- Phone
- +1 574-233-9599
Bronco Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 269-343-3000
The Taxi Guy
- Phone
- +1-269-355-4808
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