There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Ogallala by plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), car, 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.
Fly Louisville International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, bus
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane SDF - LBF
- Take the bus from North Platte to Ogallalabus
10h 6m$180–757Fly Louisville International Airport to Denver, bus
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Denver (DEN)plane SDF - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Ogallalabus
9h 23m$162–758Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus Nashville
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ogallalabus Greyhound US0123S
25h 9m$180–267Drive 971.5 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Ogallalacar 971.5 mi
15h 51m$178–257Drive to Covington, fly to Denver, bus
- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Denver (DEN)plane CVG - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Ogallalabus
9h 33m$227–930Fly Louisville International Airport to Scottsbluff, bus, taxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Scottsbluff (BFF)plane SDF - BFF
- Take the bus from Western Nebraska-Scottsbluff Regional Airport to Clean Harborsbus
- Take the bus from Clean Harbors to KCTS Transfer Center - Chappellbus
- Take the taxi from KCTS Transfer Center - Chappell to Ogallalataxi
13h 33m$252–793
Louisville to Ogallala by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Ogallala is to bus which costs $180 - $270 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Ogallala is to fly and bus which takes 9h 23m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville to Ogallala. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Ogallala via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 9m.
The distance between Louisville and Ogallala is 888 miles. The road distance is 977.1 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Ogallala without a car is to bus which takes 25h 9m and costs $180 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Louisville to Ogallala, including transfers.
Louisville to Ogallala bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, depart from Louisville, KY station.
Louisville to Ogallala bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Ogallala is 2h behind Louisville. It is currently 2:18 AM in Louisville and 12:18 AM in Ogallala.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Ogallala is 977 miles. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Louisville to Ogallala.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Ogallala, NE, USA?
You can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Ogallala via Chicago Union Station and Chicago Bus Station in around 25h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Covington to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Scottsbluff via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Scottsbluff via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Covington to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Covington to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Denver via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from North Platte to Ogallala
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ogallala
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Ogallala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Ogallala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- 308 235 0262
- Website
- ridekcts.com
Bus from Western Nebraska-Scottsbluff Regional Airport to Clean Harbors
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- ridekcts.com
Bus from Clean Harbors to KCTS Transfer Center - Chappell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- ridekcts.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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