There are 11 ways to get from Newark to University of Kentucky by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Covington (CVG)plane EWR - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to University of Kentuckycar
4h 35m$276–1,126Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane EWR - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to University of Kentuckycar
5h 9m$115–625Bus, drive via Columbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Oxmoor Center to University of Kentuckycar
20h 39m$118–240Train, bus, drive via Indianapolis (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Oxmoor Center to University of Kentuckycar
29h 14m$321–667Drive 683.7 mi
- Drive from Newark to University of Kentuckycar 683.7 mi
11h 50m$125–181Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Covington (CVG)plane JFK - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to University of Kentuckycar
5h 36m$631–1,150Fly Laguardia Airport to Covington, drive
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Covington (CVG)plane LGA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to University of Kentuckycar
6h 13m$175–358Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane LGA - LEX
6h 35m$192–1,028Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane PHL - LEX
6h 23m$193–1,692Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Station Cincinnati to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Oxmoor Center to University of Kentuckycar
22h 9m$128–263Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Oxmoor Center to University of Kentuckycar
33h 43m$352–720
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to University of Kentucky is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to University of Kentucky is to fly and drive which takes 4h 35m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Newark and University of Kentucky is 656 miles. The road distance is 687.7 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Newark to University of Kentucky, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to University of Kentucky is 688 miles. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Newark to University of Kentucky.
There are 161+ hotels available in University of Kentucky.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and University of Kentucky, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Newark to University of Kentucky. However, you can take the line 62 bus to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Covington (CVG), then drive to University of Kentucky. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to University of Kentucky via Columbus - Downtown - Mound St, Louisville, KY Bus Station, W Broadway @ S 11th, Eastern Parkway @ Bardstown, and Oxmoor Center in around 20h 39m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–11
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $5–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Greyhound Station Cincinnati to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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