Kentucky road trips
Kentucky Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in Kentucky — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at Kentucky's current $3.00/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
Pair any route with our trip cost calculator, Kentucky gas prices or EV road trip guide.
Editor's picks
Highlighted Kentucky road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Louisville → Indianapolis
Quick 126-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Lexington → Denver
1305 miles · 21.0 h — the headline Kentucky road trip.
Louisville → Lexington
~$9 in gas at Kentucky's estimated $3.00/gal.
Louisville → Chicago
318-mile drive with solid DC fast-charging coverage.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in Kentucky
Curated short-distance Kentucky routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Indianapolis, IN → Louisville, KY
126 mi · 2.0 h · ~$14 gas
Louisville, KY → Nashville, TN
182 mi · 2.9 h · ~$20 gas
Columbus, OH → Louisville, KY
224 mi · 3.6 h · ~$24 gas
Lexington, KY → Nashville, TN
213 mi · 3.4 h · ~$23 gas
Louisville, KY → St. Louis, MO
285 mi · 4.6 h · ~$31 gas
Cincinnati, OH → Louisville, KY
106 mi · 1.7 h · ~$11 gas
Lexington, KY → Indianapolis, IN
176 mi · 2.8 h · ~$19 gas
All Kentucky road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesLouisville, KY → Lexington, KY
83 mi · 1.3 h
Lexington, KY → Cincinnati, OH
86 mi · 1.4 h
Louisville, KY → Cincinnati, OH
106 mi · 1.7 h
Louisville, KY → Indianapolis, IN
126 mi · 2.0 h
Knoxville, TN → Lexington, KY
174 mi · 2.8 h
Lexington, KY → Indianapolis, IN
176 mi · 2.8 h
Nashville, TN → Louisville, KY
182 mi · 2.9 h
Lexington, KY → Columbus, OH
183 mi · 3.0 h
Nashville, TN → Lexington, KY
213 mi · 3.4 h
Knoxville, TN → Louisville, KY
222 mi · 3.6 h
Louisville, KY → Columbus, OH
224 mi · 3.6 h
Asheville, NC → Lexington, KY
236 mi · 3.8 h
Chattanooga, TN → Lexington, KY
249 mi · 4.0 h
Chattanooga, TN → Louisville, KY
263 mi · 4.2 h
Louisville, KY → St. Louis, MO
285 mi · 4.6 h
Huntsville, AL → Louisville, KY
292 mi · 4.7 h
Asheville, NC → Louisville, KY
301 mi · 4.9 h
Lexington, KY → Roanoke, VA
301 mi · 4.9 h
Lexington, KY → Toledo, OH
301 mi · 4.9 h
Huntsville, AL → Lexington, KY
303 mi · 4.9 h
Louisville, KY → Toledo, OH
310 mi · 5.0 h
Louisville, KY → Chicago, IL
318 mi · 5.1 h
Charlotte, NC → Lexington, KY
331 mi · 5.3 h
Lexington, KY → Cleveland, OH
332 mi · 5.4 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Lexington, KY
345 mi · 5.6 h
Lexington, KY → Ann Arbor, MI
349 mi · 5.6 h
Atlanta, GA → Lexington, KY
350 mi · 5.6 h
Louisville, KY → Ann Arbor, MI
352 mi · 5.7 h
Lexington, KY → Detroit, MI
361 mi · 5.8 h
Louisville, KY → Cleveland, OH
367 mi · 5.9 h
More routes (90)
Lexington, KY → Chicago, IL
369 mi · 6.0 h
Louisville, KY → Detroit, MI
373 mi · 6.0 h
Memphis, TN → Louisville, KY
377 mi · 6.1 h
Atlanta, GA → Louisville, KY
378 mi · 6.1 h
Louisville, KY → Roanoke, VA
383 mi · 6.2 h
Louisville, KY → Grand Rapids, MI
384 mi · 6.2 h
Birmingham, AL → Louisville, KY
392 mi · 6.3 h
Birmingham, AL → Lexington, KY
399 mi · 6.4 h
Columbia, SC → Lexington, KY
401 mi · 6.5 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Louisville, KY
405 mi · 6.5 h
Charlotte, NC → Louisville, KY
405 mi · 6.5 h
Augusta, GA → Lexington, KY
408 mi · 6.6 h
Lexington, KY → Grand Rapids, MI
408 mi · 6.6 h
Louisville, KY → Milwaukee, WI
413 mi · 6.7 h
Raleigh, NC → Lexington, KY
424 mi · 6.8 h
Memphis, TN → Lexington, KY
433 mi · 7.0 h
Louisville, KY → Madison, WI
453 mi · 7.3 h
Lexington, KY → Richmond, VA
457 mi · 7.4 h
Lexington, KY → Milwaukee, WI
459 mi · 7.4 h
Augusta, GA → Louisville, KY
463 mi · 7.5 h
Columbia, SC → Louisville, KY
466 mi · 7.5 h
Montgomery, AL → Lexington, KY
478 mi · 7.7 h
Washington, DC → Lexington, KY
481 mi · 7.8 h
Montgomery, AL → Louisville, KY
481 mi · 7.8 h
Louisville, KY → Springfield, MO
493 mi · 8.0 h
Raleigh, NC → Louisville, KY
505 mi · 8.1 h
Baltimore, MD → Lexington, KY
512 mi · 8.3 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Lexington, KY
513 mi · 8.3 h
Little Rock, AR → Louisville, KY
514 mi · 8.3 h
Harrisburg, PA → Lexington, KY
515 mi · 8.3 h
Charleston, SC → Lexington, KY
525 mi · 8.5 h
Buffalo, NY → Lexington, KY
527 mi · 8.5 h
Wilmington, NC → Lexington, KY
532 mi · 8.6 h
Savannah, GA → Lexington, KY
536 mi · 8.6 h
Louisville, KY → Richmond, VA
539 mi · 8.7 h
Washington, DC → Louisville, KY
558 mi · 9.0 h
Lexington, KY → Virginia Beach, VA
560 mi · 9.0 h
Louisville, KY → Des Moines, IA
562 mi · 9.1 h
Louisville, KY → Kansas City, MO
565 mi · 9.1 h
Jackson, MS → Louisville, KY
567 mi · 9.1 h
Buffalo, NY → Louisville, KY
569 mi · 9.2 h
Little Rock, AR → Lexington, KY
577 mi · 9.3 h
Harrisburg, PA → Louisville, KY
584 mi · 9.4 h
Wilmington, DE → Lexington, KY
584 mi · 9.4 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Louisville, KY
586 mi · 9.5 h
Baltimore, MD → Louisville, KY
588 mi · 9.5 h
Charleston, SC → Louisville, KY
590 mi · 9.5 h
Savannah, GA → Louisville, KY
591 mi · 9.5 h
Rochester, NY → Lexington, KY
596 mi · 9.6 h
Jackson, MS → Lexington, KY
602 mi · 9.7 h
Wilmington, NC → Louisville, KY
609 mi · 9.8 h
Philadelphia, PA → Lexington, KY
611 mi · 9.9 h
Scranton, PA → Lexington, KY
618 mi · 10.0 h
Tallahassee, FL → Lexington, KY
620 mi · 10.0 h
Mobile, AL → Louisville, KY
635 mi · 10.2 h
Louisville, KY → Topeka, KS
635 mi · 10.2 h
Louisville, KY → Virginia Beach, VA
642 mi · 10.4 h
Rochester, NY → Louisville, KY
643 mi · 10.4 h
Tallahassee, FL → Louisville, KY
644 mi · 10.4 h
Mobile, AL → Lexington, KY
645 mi · 10.4 h
Pensacola, FL → Louisville, KY
646 mi · 10.4 h
Pensacola, FL → Lexington, KY
648 mi · 10.5 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Lexington, KY
650 mi · 10.5 h
Jacksonville, FL → Lexington, KY
657 mi · 10.6 h
Wilmington, DE → Louisville, KY
658 mi · 10.6 h
Syracuse, NY → Lexington, KY
659 mi · 10.6 h
Scranton, PA → Louisville, KY
682 mi · 11.0 h
Louisville, KY → Omaha, NE
683 mi · 11.0 h
Philadelphia, PA → Louisville, KY
684 mi · 11.0 h
Louisville, KY → Tulsa, OK
686 mi · 11.1 h
Newark, NJ → Lexington, KY
687 mi · 11.1 h
New York, NY → Lexington, KY
696 mi · 11.2 h
Jacksonville, FL → Louisville, KY
702 mi · 11.3 h
Louisville, KY → St. Paul, MN
705 mi · 11.4 h
Shreveport, LA → Louisville, KY
707 mi · 11.4 h
Syracuse, NY → Louisville, KY
711 mi · 11.5 h
Louisville, KY → Minneapolis, MN
714 mi · 11.5 h
Louisville, KY → Lincoln, NE
718 mi · 11.6 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Louisville, KY
726 mi · 11.7 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Louisville, KY
733 mi · 11.8 h
New Orleans, LA → Louisville, KY
736 mi · 11.9 h
Louisville, KY → Wichita, KS
745 mi · 12.0 h
New York, NY → Louisville, KY
765 mi · 12.3 h
Orlando, FL → Lexington, KY
803 mi · 13.0 h
Orlando, FL → Louisville, KY
846 mi · 13.6 h
Louisville, KY → Dallas, TX
857 mi · 13.8 h
Louisville, KY → Houston, TX
948 mi · 15.3 h
Miami, FL → Lexington, KY
1044 mi · 16.8 h
Miami, FL → Louisville, KY
1088 mi · 17.5 h
Louisville, KY → Denver, CO
1222 mi · 19.7 h
Best driving cost routes in Kentucky
Top Kentucky road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $3.00/gal.
Cheapest Kentucky road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from Kentucky.
Long-distance road trips from Kentucky
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near Kentucky — Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio.
Gas prices in Kentucky
Estimated regular at $3.00/gal · premium $3.65 · diesel $3.50.
Best vehicles for Kentucky drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in Kentucky
Daily driving cost estimates for major Kentucky-area cities.
EV vs gas in Kentucky
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for Kentucky trips and commutes.