There are 11 ways to get from Lexington to Short Pump by plane, car, 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.
Fly Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane LEX - RIC
10h 7m$87–552Drive 468.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Short Pumpcar 468.6 mi
8h 2m$86–124Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Henricobus
23h 53m$169–272Drive, bus, train via Toledo
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
29h 24m$209–478Drive to Covington, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CVG - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 50m$161–1,185Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SDF - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 57m$150–784Drive to Covington, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CVG - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 52m$163–518Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SDF - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 58m$122–637Drive to Covington, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 57m$163–1,489Fly Blue Grass Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LEX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 23m$108–615Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
31h 59m$280–620
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Short Pump is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Short Pump is to drive and fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs $160 - $1,200.
The distance between Lexington and Short Pump is 440 miles. The road distance is 471.3 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Lexington to Short Pump, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Short Pump is 471 miles. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Lexington to Short Pump.
There are 310+ hotels available in Short Pump.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Short Pump, VA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
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