There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Wichita by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
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
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane CVG - ICT
5h 52m$217–999Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
20h 56m$130–318Drive, bus, train, taxi (Amtrak)
- 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 Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
23h 13m$309–553Drive 774.9 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Wichitacar 774.9 mi
12h 58m$142–205Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane SDF - ICT
5h 57m$206–948Fly from Blue Grass Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane LEX - ICT
7h 58m$164–779Drive, bus, train, taxi via Lafayette (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 Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
25h 24m$319–618
Covington (CVG) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Wichita is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Wichita is to drive and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Lexington and Wichita is 791 miles. The road distance is 779.4 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Lexington to Wichita, including transfers.
Wichita is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 11:12 PM in Lexington and 10:12 PM in Wichita.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Wichita is 779 miles. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Lexington to Wichita.
There are 229+ hotels available in Wichita.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Wichita, KS, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Covington to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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