There are 8 ways to get from Cincinnati to Kannapolis by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Covington to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane CVG - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
5h 42m$90–568Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
15h 7m$62–272Drive 451.5 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Kannapoliscar 451.5 mi
8h 14m$83–119Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane LEX - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
5h 43m$74–350Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SDF - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
5h 52m$112–395Fly Covington to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CVG - RDU
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
7h 50m$116–634Bus, line 08 bus to Dayton, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Northwest Hub to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B.bus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane DAY - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
8h 49m$132–615Bus, train via Oak Ridge
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the train from High Point to Kannapolistrain
16h 30m$81–177
Covington (CVG) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Kannapolis is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Kannapolis is to fly and train which takes 5h 42m and costs $85 - $600.
The distance between Cincinnati and Kannapolis is 387 miles. The road distance is 454.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Kannapolis without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 7m and costs $60 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Cincinnati to Kannapolis, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Kannapolis is 454 miles. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Cincinnati to Kannapolis.
There are 153+ hotels available in Kannapolis.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Kannapolis, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Kannapolis. However, you can take the bus to CVG Airport Terminal, walk to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), walk to Charlotte Douglas Airport, take the line 5 bus to Transit Center- Bay V, walk to Transit Center- Bay O, take the line 11 bus to Tryon St & 23rd St, walk to Charlotte Amtrak Station, then take the train to Kannapolis. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Kannapolis via Columbus - Mound St, Charlotte Bus Station, Trade St & Graham St, Transit Center- Bay A, Transit Center- Bay O, Tryon St & 23rd St, and Charlotte Amtrak Station in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Covington to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Dayton to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Dayton to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Covington to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Dayton to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Dayton to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from High Point to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 937-425-8300
- CustomerService@greaterdaytonrta.org
- Website
- iriderta.org
Bus from Northwest Hub to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- iriderta.org
- Children 0-12
- $0
- Seniors 65+ and disabled
- $1
- Regular 13+
- $2
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