There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Fort Myers by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
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 Punta Gorda Airport, taxi
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)plane CVG - PGD
- Take the taxi from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) to Fort Myerstaxi
4h 25m$215–717Fly Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane LEX - RSW
8h 50m$135–657Drive, bus, train
- 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 Tampatrain
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
2d 7h$639–1,322Drive 911.7 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Fort Myerscar 911.7 mi
16h 20m$167–241Drive to Covington, fly to Ft. Myers
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane CVG - RSW
5h 44m$148–677Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Punta Gorda Airport, taxi
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)plane SDF - PGD
- Take the taxi from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) to Fort Myerstaxi
4h 22m$194–606Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Tampa, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Tampa (TPA)plane SDF - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
8h 46m$277–658Fly Blue Grass Airport to Punta Gorda Airport, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)plane LEX - PGD
- Take the taxi from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) to Fort Myerstaxi
5h 44m$202–697
Covington (CVG) to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Fort Myers is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Fort Myers is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 4h 22m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Lexington and Fort Myers is 965 miles. The road distance is 917 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Lexington to Fort Myers, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Fort Myers is 917 miles. It takes approximately 16h 20m to drive from Lexington to Fort Myers.
There are 3168+ hotels available in Fort Myers.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Fort Myers, FL, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Ft. Myers (RSW) hourly.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Covington to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Punta Gorda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Punta Gorda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Punta Gorda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ft. Myers via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $80–95
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
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