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 Covington, fly
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane CVG - SLC
5h 55m$217–975Fly from Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LEX - SLC
9h 54m$124–555Drive, 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 Salt Lake Citytrain
45h 6m$914–1,483Drive 1,652.3 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Salt Lake Citycar 1,652.3 mi
26h 20m$302–436Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SDF - SLC
7h 57m$156–674
Covington (CVG) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City is to drive and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Lexington and Salt Lake City is 1545 miles. The road distance is 1661.9 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Lexington to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
Salt Lake City is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 3:34 PM in Lexington and 1:34 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 806+ hotels available in Salt Lake City.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Covington to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
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