There are 9 ways to get from Richmond to Fort Knox by plane, taxi, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus, train, car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane RIC - SDF
- Take the taxi from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Fort Knoxtaxi
6h 5m$190–745Drive 576.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Richmond to Fort Knoxcar 576.2 mi
10h 6m$106–152Bus
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
18h 54m$217–416Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
23h 11m$283–542Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane DCA - SDF
- Take the taxi from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Fort Knoxtaxi
6h 16m$256–1,019Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane IAD - SDF
- Take the taxi from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Fort Knoxtaxi
6h 20m$185–682Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane BWI - SDF
- Take the taxi from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Fort Knoxtaxi
6h 7m$198–1,276Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane DCA - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Fort Knoxcar
7h 4m$242–1,299Bus via Columbus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
25h 44m$153–292
Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Fort Knox is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Fort Knox is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 5m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Richmond station to Fort Knox. However, there are services departing from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station and arriving at exit 86 Pilot - Glendale via Charlottesville Union Station, Fulton Station Outbound and Tornado Bus Co - Nashville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 54m.
The distance between Richmond and Fort Knox is 504 miles. The road distance is 579.6 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Fort Knox without a car is to bus which takes 18h 54m and costs $210 - $420.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Richmond to Fort Knox, including transfers.
Richmond to Fort Knox bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station.
Richmond to Fort Knox bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Charlottesville Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Fort Knox is 580 miles. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Richmond to Fort Knox.
There are 46+ hotels available in Fort Knox.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Fort Knox, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Fort Knox via Charlottesville Amtrak Station, Charlottesville Union Station, Nashville Bus Station, Fulton Station Outbound, Walmart Station Outbound, Tornado Bus Co - Nashville, and exit 86 Pilot - Glendale in around 18h 54m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $80–95
All Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-592-6634
Sylve Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-291-0617
Taxi 7
- Phone
- +1 502-777-7777
All Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-592-6634
Sylve Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-291-0617
Taxi 7
- Phone
- +1 502-777-7777
All Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-592-6634
Sylve Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-291-0617
Taxi 7
- Phone
- +1 502-777-7777
All Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-592-6634
Sylve Taxi
- Phone
- +1 502-291-0617
Taxi 7
- Phone
- +1 502-777-7777
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