Baltimore to Charleston

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Baltimore to Charleston. From €70.18, fastest 4h 36m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Baltimore to Charleston costs €70.18 at the cheapest and takes 4h 36m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 807 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
807 km
Fastest
4h 36m
Average
4h 41m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€70.18
CO2 per passenger
198.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 39m1h 29m3h 10m€98.08198.5 kg2
  • 4h 39mFastest, by Flight
  • €98.08Cheapest, by Flight
  • 198.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 807 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€70.18
  1. Amtrak A157807:3036m08:06West BaltimoreWashington Union Station
  2. American Airlines AA210109:201h 25m10:45Washington DCACharleston CHS

Changes at Washington, with 74 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 12mCO2 186.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€93.36
  1. Southwest Airlines SA677806:491h 29m08:18Baltimore BWICharleston CHS

Door to door 4h 39mCO2 198.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€107.59
  1. Amtrak A334307:303h 20m10:50West BaltimoreRaleigh Union Station
  2. Amtrak A870312:083h 8m15:16Raleigh Union StationCharleston Union Station

Changes at Raleigh, with 78 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 8h 30mCO2 27.6 kgChanges 1Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Baltimore to Charleston
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Baltimore to CharlestonSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Train€219.79€163.69€146.64€105.39€147.19€144.44€138.39€109.79€93.83€77.34€109.23€130.69€108.14€129.59
Flight€165.34€129.94€124.04€143.51€142.33€125.22€138.20€103.39€107.52€101.03€98.08€109.88€129.94€112.83

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €70.18

The trip ends at Charleston Union Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Charleston

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Baltimore to Charleston

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €82.7490 days
  2. €72.1260 days
  3. €66.2245 days
  4. €70.1830 days
  5. €97.6921 days
  6. €112.8314 days
  7. €138.207 days
  8. €124.043 days
  9. €165.341 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €66.22.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 150 percent. The most expensive point is €165.34, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€165.34€66.221371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €103.39Sun
  2. €93.83Mon
  3. €77.34Tue
  4. €98.08Wed
  5. €109.88Thu
  6. €108.14Fri
  7. €112.83Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €124.04Sep
  2. €89.43Oct
  3. €73.89Nov
  4. €75.13Dec
  5. €83.93Jan
  6. €53.13Feb

The route

BaltimoreBaltimoreCharlestonCharleston
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 807 km against 783 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at West Raleigh, Washington, Raleigh, Richmond. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Baltimore at 06:49 and the last at 14:07, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Baltimore

Rail
  • West Baltimore
  • Baltimore Penn Station
  • Dorsey
Bus
  • South Baltimore Park and Ride
  • China Bus Terminal
Air
  • BWI
Ferry
  • Pier 5
  • Canton Park

Charleston

Rail
  • Charleston Union Station
Bus
  • Charleston Bus Shed
  • James Island Elementary Bus Dropoff
Air
  • CHS
Ferry
  • Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina
  • Fort Sumter
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Southwest Airlines€83.334h 36m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Southwest Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€61.9988%
Taxes€6.209%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€70.18100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Charleston well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Charleston?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Baltimore to Charleston

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Baltimore to Charleston?

The fastest journey from Baltimore to Charleston takes 4h 36m door to door, of which 1h 29m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 41m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Baltimore to Charleston?

The cheapest fare from Baltimore to Charleston is €70.18, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €114.60. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Charleston?

The cheapest way from Baltimore to Charleston is by flight, at €98.08 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 39m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Baltimore to Charleston?

Fares from Baltimore to Charleston bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €66.22. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 150 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Baltimore to Charleston?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Baltimore to Charleston, at €77.34. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Baltimore to Charleston?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Baltimore to Charleston, at €53.13 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Baltimore to Charleston?

1 operators sell services from Baltimore to Charleston across 1 mode: Southwest Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Baltimore to Charleston?

33 percent of the services we sell from Baltimore to Charleston are direct. The rest connect at West Raleigh, Washington, Raleigh, Richmond, with about 76 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Baltimore to Charleston use?

Services from Baltimore to Charleston by flight leave from Baltimore BWI and arrive at Charleston CHS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Baltimore to Charleston?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Baltimore to Charleston allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Baltimore to Charleston on September 12, 2026: 807 km of route against 783 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.18, and 4h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Charleston afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Charleston

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Charleston, with free cancellation on most of it.

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