There are 10 ways to get from Lexington to Washington by car, plane, bus, subway, train or taxi
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Drive, bus, train • 25h 59m
8 alternative options
Drive, taxi, bus, train • 26h 38m
Drive • 8h 52m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Washington is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 3h 12m and costs $120 - $270.
The distance between Lexington and Washington is 563 miles. The road distance is 537 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Lexington to Washington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Washington is 537 miles. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Lexington to Washington.
There are 1237+ hotels available in Washington. Prices start at $68 USD per night.
- Distance: 562.6 miles
- Duration: 3h 21m
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Washington. However, you can take the drive to Louisville airport, fly to Reagan Washington, take the walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, then take the subway to Washington. Alternatively, you can take the drive to Covington airport, fly to Reagan Washington, take the walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, then take the subway to Washington.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville to Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $360
Flights from Louisville to Reagan Washington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $360
Flights from Covington to Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $420
Flights from Lexington to Reagan Washington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $600
Flights from Louisville to Washington Dulles via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $600
Flights from Louisville to Baltimore via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville to Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville to Reagan Washington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Louisville to Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $390
Flights from Covington to Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville to Reagan Washington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Covington to Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $450
Flights from Lexington to Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Louisville to Washington Dulles via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $460
Flights from Louisville to Baltimore via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
- Phone
- +1 202-637-7000
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2 - $6
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- after 9:30 p.m. and weekend fare
- $2
- Senior / Disabled
- $2 - $4
- standard fare
- $3 - $6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $1 - $100
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $14 - $200
- Business Class Seat
- $50 - $150
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2 - $9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Senior / Disabled
- $1 - $5
- Standard Fare
- $2 - $9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18 - $340
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $9 - $110
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $17 - $180
- Business Seat - Adult
- $18 - $200
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $30 - $130
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $60 - $270
- First Class - Adult
- $60 - $340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1 - $65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $1 - $16
- Child Coach - short notice
- $7 - $19
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $10 - $35
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $11 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $10 - $24
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $22 - $70
- Business Seat - short notice
- $28 - $55
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $6 - $65
Train from Indianapolis to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $95
- Child Coach - short notice
- $50 - $85
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $50 - $150
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65 - $180
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $90 - $290
- Business Seat - short notice
- $100 - $300
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $80 - $230
- Website
- lextran.com
Bus from Eagle Creek @ St Joseph Hospital East to Transit Center High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://lextran.com/
- Seniors 62+
- $1
- Youth 7-18
- $1
- Adult 19+
- $1
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13 - $75
- Website
- http://www.amtrak.com
- Child 2-12
- $13 - $40
- Adult
- $27 - $75
- Phone
- +1 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Orleans, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $35
- Book at
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- $130 - $160
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 502-636-5511
- Website
- yellowcablouisville.com
Ready Cab
- Phone
- +1 502-451-4114
- Website
- readycab.com
Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 502-635-6400
- Website
- greentaxicab.com
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