There are 9 ways to get from Lexington to Wausau 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 Central Wisconsin Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane CVG - CWA
5h 50m$123–520Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Wausau Transit Centerbus
18h 15m$109–178Drive, 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 Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Centerbus
18h$130–187Drive 633.5 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Wausaucar 633.5 mi
11h 25m$116–167Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Central Wisconsin Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane SDF - CWA
5h 41m$112–469Fly Blue Grass Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane LEX - CWA
7h 17m$120–580Fly Blue Grass Airport to Rhinelander, drive
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Rhinelander (RHI)plane LEX - RHI
- Drive from Rhinelander (RHI) to Wausaucar
10h 52m$112–567Drive, bus via Milwaukee Airport (MKE)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Airport to Wausau Transit Centerbus
19h$116–149Drive, 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 Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Centerbus
20h 11m$145–257
Covington (CVG) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Wausau is to drive and bus via Milwaukee Airport (MKE) which costs $110 - $150 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Wausau is to drive and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $110 - $470.
The distance between Lexington and Wausau is 573 miles. The road distance is 637.2 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Lexington to Wausau, including transfers.
Wausau is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 3:34 PM in Lexington and 2:34 PM in Wausau.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Wausau is 637 miles. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Lexington to Wausau.
There are 37+ hotels available in Wausau.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Wausau, WI, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Central Wisconsin Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rhinelander via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rhinelander via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Rhinelander via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee Airport to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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