There are 9 ways to get from Alabama to Sumter by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia, bus
best- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Columbia (CAE)HSV - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
7h$102–570Drive 434.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Huntsville to Sumter434.3 mi
7h 56m$80–115Bus
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New York
- Take the bus from New York, NY to CamdenNyc
- Take the bus from Camden to Sumter
33h 4m$214–404Fly Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)BHM - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
6h 47m$230–572Fly Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)HSV - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
6h 52m$140–662Fly Montgomery Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)MGM - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
7h 2m$131–544Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Columbia, bus
- Take the bus from AU Hotel Conference Center to Atlanta Airport
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Columbia (CAE)ATL - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
7h 56m$167–337Bus, train
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New York
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Florence Bus Station
- Take the bus from Florence to Sumter
34h 15m$305–709Bus via Fayetteville
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New York
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Florence Bus Station
- Take the bus from Florence to Sumter
34h 44m$245–569
Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Columbia (CAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alabama to Sumter is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Alabama to Sumter is to fly and bus which takes 6h 47m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Alabama and Sumter is 392 miles. The road distance is 436.8 miles.
The best way to get from Alabama to Sumter without a car is to bus which takes 33h 4m and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Alabama to Sumter, including transfers.
Sumter is 1h ahead of Alabama. It is currently 2:18 AM in Alabama and 3:18 AM in Sumter.
Yes, the driving distance between Alabama to Sumter is 437 miles. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Alabama to Sumter.
There are 22+ hotels available in Sumter.
What companies run services between Alabama, USA and Sumter, SC, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Huntsville to Sumter via Huntsville, New York, New York, NY, and Camden in around 33h 4m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Montgomery Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Montgomery Regional Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Huntsville to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
Bus from New York, NY to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York, NY to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $80–140
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Camden to Sumter
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Sumter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Florence Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Florence to Sumter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from AU Hotel Conference Center to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/auburn
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Florence Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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