There are 7 ways to get from Jacksonville to Sumter by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Jacksonville to Camden Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Camden Station to Sumtertaxi
8h 27m$127–243Drive 274.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Jacksonville to Sumtercar 274.8 mi
4h 39m$51–73Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Elgin Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Elgin Bus Stop to Sumtertaxi
10h 37m$188–399Fly to Florence Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Florence Regional Airport (FLO)plane JAX - FLO
- Take the taxi from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) to Sumtertaxi
6h 44m$207–623Fly to Charleston International Airport, drive
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane JAX - CHS
- Drive from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Sumtercar
7h 6m$249–518Fly to Columbia, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Columbia (CAE)plane JAX - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Centerbus
8h 45m$156–1,007Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane JAX - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Elgin Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Elgin Bus Stop to Sumtertaxi
7h 41m$208–694
Jacksonville (JAX) to Florence Regional Airport (FLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacksonville to Sumter is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Jacksonville to Sumter is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between Jacksonville and Sumter is 355 miles. The road distance is 276.4 miles.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Sumter without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 27m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Jacksonville to Sumter, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Jacksonville to Sumter is 276 miles. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Jacksonville to Sumter.
There are 21+ hotels available in Sumter.
What companies run services between Jacksonville, FL, USA and Sumter, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Jacksonville to Sumter. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Amtrak Station, walk to Jacksonville, take the train to Camden Station, then take the taxi to Sumter. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Charlotte Bus Station, take the bus to Elgin Bus Stop, then take the taxi to Sumter.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Florence Regional Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Jacksonville to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Jacksonville to Charleston International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Columbia via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Jacksonville to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Camden Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35–80
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $40–130
- Business - advance purchase
- $55–250
- Business Class
- $90–300
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Elgin Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12–85
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Checker Yellow Cabs
- Phone
- +1 803-799-3311
- Website
- checkeryellowcab.com
Ace Taxi
- Phone
- +1843.665.0028
Checker Yellow Cabs
- Phone
- +1 803-799-3311
- Website
- checkeryellowcab.com
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