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How to get fromLexington to East Lansingby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 11 ways to get from Lexington to East Lansing by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Covington, fly to Capital Region International Airport

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    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane plane CVG - LAN
    5h 57m
    $89–486

  2. Fly Blue Grass Airport to Capital Region International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane plane LEX - LAN
    7h 44m
    $56–336

  3. Drive, bus via Ann Arbor

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    14h 52m
    $80–146

  4. Drive, bus, train via Lafayette (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 Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain train
    17h 18m
    $126–295

  5. Drive  359.2 mi

    1. Drive from Lexington to East Lansingcar car 359.2 mi
    7h 17m
    $66–95

  6. Drive to Covington, fly to Detroit, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane CVG - DTW
    3. Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    6h 2m
    $776–1,361

  7. Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar car
    2. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane SDF - DTW
    3. Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    6h 16m
    $110–660

  8. Fly Blue Grass Airport to Detroit, bus

    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane LEX - DTW
    2. Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    7h 46m
    $78–471

  9. Drive, bus, train

    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 East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain train
    15h 10m
    $111–240

  10. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus bus
    15h 16m
    $96–160

  11. Drive, bus via Columbus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville to Columbusbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Columbus to Ann Arborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    15h 47m
    $63–169

Covington (CVG) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) flights

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Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket$71Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 348.9 mi
  • Duration: 5h 57m

What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and East Lansing, MI, USA?

Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 4 hours.

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