There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Lexington by plane, bus, train, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane DCA - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexingtonbus
7h 19m$252–910Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane IAD - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexingtonbus
9h 53m$170–584Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Holdregetrain
- Take the taxi from Holdrege to Lexingtontaxi
32h 44m$565–1,097Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lexingtonbus Greyhound US0123S
34h 8m$237–451Drive 1,354.7 mi
- Drive from Washington to Lexingtoncar 1,354.7 mi
22h 41m$248–358Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane DCA - LBF
- Take the bus from North Platte to Lexingtonbus
9h 27m$316–877Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane BWI - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexingtonbus
9h 43m$190–1,236Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Omaha (OMA)plane DCA - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Lexington, NEbus
9h 32m$929–1,170
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lexington is to bus which costs $230 - $460 and takes 34h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lexington is to fly and bus which takes 7h 19m and costs $250 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Lexington. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Lexington via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 8m.
The distance between Washington and Lexington is 1223 miles. The road distance is 1362.6 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Lexington without a car is to train and taxi which takes 32h 44m and costs $550 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Washington to Lexington, including transfers.
Washington to Lexington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Lexington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Lexington is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 11:49 AM in Washington and 10:49 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Lexington is 1363 miles. It takes approximately 22h 41m to drive from Washington to Lexington.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lexington, NE, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Lexington via Chicago Bus Station and Lexington in around 34h 8m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Holdrege
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
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
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kearney to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from North Platte to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kearney to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kearney to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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