There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Louisiana 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 Louisville International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SDF - MSY
3h 32m$234–721Fly Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane LEX - LFT
7h 25m$133–615Drive, taxi, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the taxi from Indiana University Southeast to Paoli Walmarttaxi
- Take the bus from Paoli Walmart to Bloomington, INbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
28h 21m$296–478Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)
- 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
30h 33m$364–733Drive 747.2 mi
- Drive from Lexington to New Orleanscar 747.2 mi
12h 11m$137–197Fly Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LEX - MSY
7h$142–702
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Louisiana is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Louisiana is to drive and fly which takes 3h 32m and costs $230 - $750.
The distance between Lexington and Louisiana is 706 miles. The road distance is 751.6 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Lexington to Louisiana, including transfers.
Louisiana is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 3:34 PM in Lexington and 2:34 PM in Louisiana.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Louisiana is 752 miles. It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive from Lexington to Louisiana.
There are 898+ hotels available in Louisiana.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Louisiana, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) hourly.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
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
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Paoli Walmart to Bloomington, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Bloomington to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $110–140
All Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-592-6634
Sylve Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-291-0617
Taxi 7
- Phone
- +1 502-777-7777
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