There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Santa Monica 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 to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CVG - LAX
7h 35m$219–578Fly Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LEX - LAX
11h 16m$106–458Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 6h$387–690Drive, 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 Los Angelestrain
2d 7h$1,267–1,987Drive 2,167.1 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Santa Monicacar 2,167.1 mi
34h 33m$396–572Fly Blue Grass Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane LEX - BUR
12h 4m$156–706
Covington (CVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Santa Monica is to fly which costs $100 - $460 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Santa Monica is to drive and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Santa Monica is 2009 miles. The road distance is 2179.8 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Lexington to Santa Monica, including transfers.
Santa Monica is 3h behind Lexington. It is currently 11:08 AM in Lexington and 8:08 AM in Santa Monica.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Santa Monica is 2180 miles. It takes approximately 34h 33m to drive from Lexington to Santa Monica.
There are 3166+ hotels available in Santa Monica.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Santa Monica, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Greyhound
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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