There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Municipal Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SDF - SAF
7h 34m$175–697Drive, 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 Lamy Stationtrain
36h 22m$470–942Drive 1,336.2 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Santa Fecar 1,336.2 mi
22h 48m$244–353Drive to Covington, fly to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane CVG - SAF
8h 3m$196–748Fly Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane LEX - SAF
8h 46m$203–828Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SDF - ABQ
- Take the train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Stationtrain
10h 21m$200–881
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Santa Fe is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Santa Fe is to drive and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Lexington and Santa Fe is 1232 miles. The road distance is 1344 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Lexington to Santa Fe, including transfers.
Santa Fe is 2h behind Lexington. It is currently 10:33 AM in Lexington and 8:33 AM in Santa Fe.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Santa Fe is 1344 miles. It takes approximately 22h 48m to drive from Lexington to Santa Fe.
There are 259+ hotels available in Santa Fe.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Santa Fe, NM, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Covington to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Covington to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Covington to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lamy Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-795-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- riometro.org
Train from Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station to Santa Fe Depot Rail Runner Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.riometro.org/
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
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