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How to get fromLexington to Traverse Cityby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Traverse City by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Covington, fly to Traverse City

    best
    1. Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car car
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC)plane plane CVG - TVC
    7h 10m
    $98–525

  2. Fly Blue Grass Airport to Traverse City

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Traverse City (TVC)plane plane LEX - TVC
    8h 57m
    $65–365

  3. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus bus
    19h 55m
    $184–283

  4. Drive  531.9 mi

    1. Drive from Lexington to Traverse Citycar car 531.9 mi
    10h 24m
    $98–141

  5. Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Traverse City

    1. Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar car
    2. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane plane SDF - TVC
    7h 21m
    $97–504

  6. Fly Blue Grass Airport to Pellston, bus

    1. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Pellston (PLN)plane plane LEX - PLN
    2. Take the bus from Pellston to Traverse Citybus bus
    13h 9m
    $85–417

  7. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus bus
    19h 55m

  8. Drive, bus via Indianapolis

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus bus
    20h 59m

  9. Drive, bus, train via Lafayette

    1. Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar car
    2. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus bus
    22h 6m
    $229–383

Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC) flights

Calendar109Weekly Planes
Duration5h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 486.6 mi
  • Duration: 7h 10m

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) every 2 hours.

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