There are 7 ways to get from Richmond to Lexington by subway, plane, car, train, or bus
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
best- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SFO - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
8h 10m$227–636Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
2d 16h$828–1,658Drive 2,369.4 mi
- Drive from Richmond to Lexingtoncar 2,369.4 mi
37h 14m$433–625BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Covington (CVG)plane SFO - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
8h 18m$268–637BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SFO - LEX
11h 24m$295–1,217BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the subway from Richmond to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SJC - LEX
12h 8m$334–1,316Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SMF - LEX
12h 38m$369–1,457
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Lexington is to BART and fly and drive which costs $220 - $650 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Lexington is to BART and fly and drive which takes 8h 10m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Richmond and Lexington is 2113 miles. The road distance is 2383.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Richmond to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 3h ahead of Richmond. It is currently 6:36 AM in Richmond and 9:36 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Lexington is 2383 miles. It takes approximately 37h 14m to drive from Richmond to Lexington.
There are 161+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Richmond, CA, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Richmond to Lexington. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Louisville International Airport (SDF), then drive to Lexington. Alternatively, you can take a train from Richmond to Lexington via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Union Station, Louisville, KY, Roy Wilkins @ W Broadway, Chestnut @ 8th, S 5th @ W Jefferson, and Middletown Station @ Target in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
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