There are 5 ways to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City by car, plane, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SDF - SLC
7h 21m$196–824Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport, drive
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (RKS)plane SDF - RKS
- Drive from Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) to Salt Lake Citycar
9h 39m$189–726Drive, 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 Salt Lake Citytrain
45h 6m$559–1,213Drive 1,652.3 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Salt Lake Citycar 1,652.3 mi
26h 20m$302–436Fly Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LEX - SLC
9h 35m$224–955
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City is to drive which costs $300 - $440 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City is to drive and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Lexington and Salt Lake City is 1500 miles. The road distance is 1661.9 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
Salt Lake City is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 10:45 PM in Lexington and 8:45 PM in Salt Lake City.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Salt Lake City is 1662 miles. It takes approximately 26h 20m to drive from Lexington to Salt Lake City.
There are 706+ hotels available in Salt Lake City.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) every 2 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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