There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Pensacola 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 Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SDF - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Pensacolataxi
4h 23m$209–591Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Pensacola International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane SDF - PNS
5h 58m$86–403Drive, 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 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Pensacolabus
36h 28m$434–878Drive 657.2 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Pensacolacar 657.2 mi
11h$120–174Drive to Covington, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane CVG - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Pensacolataxi
4h 30m$230–722Fly Blue Grass Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane LEX - PNS
7h 36m$89–474Fly Blue Grass Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LEX - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Pensacolataxi
7h 44m$217–702
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Pensacola is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Pensacola is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 4h 23m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Pensacola is 664 miles. The road distance is 661 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Lexington to Pensacola, including transfers.
Pensacola is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 5:51 AM in Lexington and 4:51 AM in Pensacola.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Pensacola is 661 miles. It takes approximately 11h to drive from Lexington to Pensacola.
There are 1493+ hotels available in Pensacola.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Pensacola, FL, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) 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
- $80–430
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- 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
- $95–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Covington to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
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 Pensacola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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