There are 10 ways to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Columbia to Laguardia Airport
best- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)CAE - LGA
4h 8m$122–372Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbia, SC to New York, NYAugusta
15h 28m$96–142Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Columbia Station to Washington Union StationFloridian
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn StationAcela
14h 20m$145–924Drive 701.8 mi
- Drive from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal701.8 mi
12h 9m$129–185Fly Columbia to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)CAE - EWR
4h 42m$108–306Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)CLT - LGA
5h 54m$97–343Fly Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CAE - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
5h 53m$124–902Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)CLT - JFK
6h 4m$115–442Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)CLT - EWR
6h 19m$123–368Bus via Charlotte
- Take the bus from Assembly & Gervais South to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center44X
- Take the bus from Sumter to Charlotte Bus Station
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
19h 59m$116–272
Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal by train and foot (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal is to bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs $120 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal. However, there are services departing from Assembly & Gervais South and arriving at Port Authority Bus Terminal via Sumter and Charlotte Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Columbia station to Port Authority Bus Terminal station. However, there are services departing from Columbia Station and arriving at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
The distance between Columbia and Port Authority Bus Terminal is 638 miles. The road distance is 705.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal without a car is to train which takes 14h 20m and costs $140 - $950.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal, including transfers.
Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal bus services, operated by The COMET, depart from Assembly & Gervais South station.
Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Columbia Station.
The best way to get from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs $120 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $950 and takes 14h 20m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $150 and takes 15h 28m.
What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Port Authority Bus Terminal, NY, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Columbia (CAE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Columbia Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal via Washington Union Station and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 14h 20m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Columbia to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Columbia to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Columbia to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Columbia to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Columbia Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Columbia, SC to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Sumter to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from Assembly & Gervais South to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal bus services, operated by The COMET, arrive at James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center station.
Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal is 706 miles. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Columbia to Port Authority Bus Terminal.
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