There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Ludington by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LEX - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Ludingtoncar
9h 10m$108–526Drive 495.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Ludingtoncar 495.8 mi
8h 52m$91–131Drive, bus, taxi
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Ludingtontaxi
18h 59m$197–281Fly to Muskegon, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Muskegon (MKG)plane LEX - MKG
- Take the taxi from Muskegon (MKG) to Ludingtontaxi
8h 21m$192–582Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane LEX - MBL
- Take the taxi from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Ludingtontaxi
9h 5m$127–437Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane LEX - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Big Rapids, MI to Ludingtontaxi
12h 15m$286–1,042Drive, bus, train, taxi
- 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 Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Big Rapids, MI to Ludingtontaxi
20h 45m$274–459Drive, bus, train, car ferry
- 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 Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
21h 6m$199–399Drive, bus, car ferry
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
21h 21m$186–359
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Ludington is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Ludington is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 21m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Ludington is 573 miles. The road distance is 498.7 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Lexington to Ludington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Ludington is 499 miles. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Lexington to Ludington.
There are 35+ hotels available in Ludington.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Ludington, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Ludington. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Transit Center, take the line 8 bus to Terminal @ Bluegrass Field, walk to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Ludington. Alternatively, 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 Gary, IN, walk to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Kalamazoo Bus Stop, take the bus to Reed City, MI, then take the taxi to Ludington.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Muskegon via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Muskegon via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Muskegon via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Muskegon via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- 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 Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $48–53
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
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