There are 10 ways to get from Lexington to Traverse 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 to Traverse City
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC)plane CVG - TVC
7h 26m$98–505Fly Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LEX - TVC
8h 55m$65–365Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
19h 32m$110–165Drive 531.9 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Traverse Citycar 531.9 mi
10h 24m$98–141Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SDF - TVC
7h 9m$97–494Fly Blue Grass Airport to Pellston, bus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Pellston (PLN)plane LEX - PLN
- Take the bus from Pellston to Traverse City, MIbus
13h 6m$84–417Drive, 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 Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
19h 55m$129–258Drive, bus, train via Chicago
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
20h 5m$129–258Drive, bus via Grand Rapids
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
20h 5m$134–228Drive, bus, train via Lafayette
- 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 Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
22h 6m$144–303
Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Traverse City is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Traverse City is to drive and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $95 - $500.
The distance between Lexington and Traverse City is 489 miles. The road distance is 535 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Lexington to Traverse City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Traverse City is 535 miles. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Lexington to Traverse City.
There are 590+ hotels available in Traverse City.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Traverse City, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Traverse City (TVC) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Covington to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Covington to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Covington to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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 Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
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