There are 8 ways to get from Wausau to Lexington by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Covington, drive
best- Fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Covington (CVG)plane CWA - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 4m$134–650Fly to Blue Grass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CWA - LEX
8h 37m$86–400Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
19h 46m$126–185Drive 633.5 mi
- Drive from Wausau to Lexingtoncar 633.5 mi
11h 24m$116–167Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CWA - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
5h 41m$138–699Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
20h 8m$116–148Bus, train, drive via Lafayette
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
20h 54m$137–263Bus, drive via Milwaukee Airport (MKE)
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
21h 26m$114–143
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Covington (CVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wausau to Lexington is to bus and drive via Milwaukee Airport (MKE) which costs $110 - $150 and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Wausau to Lexington is to fly and drive which takes 5h 41m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between Wausau and Lexington is 573 miles. The road distance is 637.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Wausau to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Wausau. It is currently 6:34 AM in Wausau and 7:34 AM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Wausau to Lexington is 637 miles. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Wausau to Lexington.
There are 181+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Wausau, WI, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Covington via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Wausau Transit to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–43
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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