Direct Flights from Detroit to Lexington
Lexington · Kentucky
Nonstop service from DTW to LEX on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
19 cities have a nonstop to Lexington, Detroit among them.
How long to go to Lexington for, from Detroit
1h 5m in the air, 296 miles: short enough that a single night in Lexington is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Lexington
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city. The horse industry has greatly influenced Lexington's culture and scenic beauty; the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University contribute to a college town atmosphere with a richer and more diverse culture than some might expect from its size and location. Lexington's compact central downtown district is surrounded by historic neighborhoods. Lexington is in the heart of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and is still home to hundreds of horse farms.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Lexington
- Lexington Cemetery is a private, non-profit 170-acre (69 ha) rural cemetery and arboretum located at 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky.
- The Cathedral of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Lexington.
- Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States.
- The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, 40 hectares or 100 acres (0.40 km2), is located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
- Camp Nelson National Monument, formerly the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is a 525-acre (2.12 km2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 mi…
- Boone Station State Historic Site was a 46-acre (190,000 m2) Kentucky State Historic Site on Boone's Creek near Athens in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
- The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1989, and opened to the public in April, 1995.
- Pleasant Hill in Kentucky, United States, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910.
- Constitution Square Historic Site is a 3-acre (1.2 ha) park and open-air museum in Danville, Kentucky. From 1937 to 2012, it was a part of the Kentucky state park system and operated by the Kentucky Department of Parks.
- The Confederate Memorial in Nicholasville is a historic statue created in the Jim Crow era and located on the Jessamine County courthouse lawn in Nicholasville, Kentucky, ten miles south of Lexington, Kentucky.
- The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky's Green Hill Cemetery, at the junction of US 60 and US 421, is the only Kentucky monument honoring black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, and one…
- The Martyrs Monument in Midway, located in Midway City Cemetery outside Midway, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple P…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Lexington weather, compared with Detroit
6° warmer than Detroit on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Lexington 42°F · Detroit 33°F · 9° warmer
- April
- Lexington 67°F · Detroit 59°F · 8° warmer
- July
- Lexington 86°F · Detroit 84°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Lexington 68°F · Detroit 62°F · 6° warmer
January bottoms out near 42°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Lexington
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Lexington is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Lexington rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Lexington Cemetery, Cathedral of Christ the King (Lexington, Kentucky), and Old Fort Harrod State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to Lexington?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Detroit (DTW) to Lexington (LEX) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Lexington?
- Delta flies nonstop between Detroit (DTW) and Lexington (LEX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Detroit to Lexington?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Detroit to Lexington.
- How far is Lexington from Detroit?
- Lexington is about 296 miles from Detroit by air.
- What is there to do in Lexington?
- Popular things to do include Lexington Cemetery, Cathedral of Christ the King (Lexington, Kentucky), Old Fort Harrod State Park, University of Kentucky Arboretum, and more.
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