There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Destin by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
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 Louisville International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SDF - VPS
3h 39m$129–506Drive 665.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Destincar 665.5 mi
11h 22m$122–176Drive, bus, train, taxi
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
38h 3m$519–988Drive to Covington, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane CVG - VPS
3h 46m$140–557Drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)car
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane TYS - VPS
4h 56m$143–542Fly Blue Grass Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LEX - VPS
7h$132–557Fly Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane LEX - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
7h 39m$232–682
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Destin is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Destin is to drive and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Lexington and Destin is 632 miles. The road distance is 669.4 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Lexington to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 5:51 PM in Lexington and 4:51 PM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Destin is 669 miles. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Lexington to Destin.
There are 6549+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Delta flies from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
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