Travel to Columbus
Every way to reach Columbus: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Columbus is reachable from 74 places across 7 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 26 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.18 and the fastest takes 1h 35m door to door. The nearest origin is 95 km away.
How people reach Columbus
Every mode that actually calls at Columbus, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 20 | €17.94 | 1h 35m | 193 km | 1 |
| Coach | 46 | €11.18 | 2h 26m | 685 km | 2 |
| Flight | 85 | €31.41 | 3h 52m | 11,592 km | 23 |
- 74Places you can arrive from
- 74Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 26Operators
The journey ends at Union Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Rooms within reach of Union Station
Sort by distance from Union Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 28 | 19% | Beavercreek, 95 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 44 | 29% | Cleveland, 203 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 53 | 35% | West Raleigh, 600 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 26 | 17% | Freeport, 1545 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Columbus that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 95% |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| South Korea | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Columbus
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Columbus
- Union Station
- Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station
- COTA Transit Terminal
- COTA Easton Transit Center
- CMH
- LCK
The cheapest journeys into Columbus
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton to Columbus bus | €11.18 | 2h 26m | 104 km |
| Akron to Columbus bus | €13.38 | 3h 43m | 177 km |
| Cleveland to Columbus bus | €13.93 | 3h 32m | 203 km |
| Meads to Columbus bus | €13.93 | 3h 30m | 174 km |
| Toledo to Columbus bus | €15.03 | 3h 50m | 195 km |
| Detroit to Columbus bus | €16.13 | 4h 14m | 264 km |
| Beavercreek to Columbus train | €17.94 | 1h 35m | 95 km |
| Pittsburgh to Columbus bus | €18.88 | 4h 43m | 261 km |
| Dayton to Columbus train | €19.59 | 1h 38m | 104 km |
| Kettering to Columbus train | €19.59 | 1h 41m | 104 km |
| Warren to Columbus bus | €19.98 | 5h 7m | 281 km |
| Sterling Heights to Columbus bus | €20.53 | 5h 34m | 291 km |
| Lorain to Columbus train | €23.43 | 2h 20m | 180 km |
| Findlay to Columbus train | €23.99 | 1h 53m | 132 km |
| Hamilton to Columbus train | €26.74 | 2h 4m | 148 km |
| Buffalo to Columbus bus | €28.78 | 8h 16m | 473 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Columbus?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Columbus
Common questions about Travel to Columbus
How can I get to Columbus?
Columbus is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 74 places, across 7 countries, on services run by 26 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Columbus?
The cheapest way into Columbus is by Coach, from €11.18 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 74 origins we sell into Columbus over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Columbus?
The fastest journey into Columbus is by Train, at 1h 35m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 95 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Columbus have?
Columbus has 6 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Union Station, Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station, CMH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Columbus from within 200 km?
28 of the routes we sell into Columbus start within 200 km. The nearest is Beavercreek, 95 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Columbus in United States?
Columbus connects to 74 places on our network across 7 countries, the furthest of them 11,592 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
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Elsewhere in United States
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Columbus and elsewhere in United States. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Columbus before you go
Day trips that leave Columbus in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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