There are 7 ways to get from Arlington to Columbus by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Dallas • 4h 20m
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 33h 27m
5 alternative options
Bus to Dallas/Ft.Worth, fly • 7h 19m
Train, bus via St. Louis • 28h 39m
Bus via St. Louis • 29h 3m
Bus • 29h 48m
Drive • 17h 16m
Dallas (DAL) to Columbus (CMH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arlington to Columbus is to train and bus via St. Louis which costs $80 - $390 and takes 28h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Arlington to Columbus is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $380 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Arlington to Columbus. However, there are services departing from Arlington and arriving at Columbus via Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie, Convention Center Station, Dallas Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 3m.
The distance between Arlington and Columbus is 962 miles. The road distance is 1062.6 miles.
The best way to get from Arlington to Columbus without a car is to train and bus via St. Louis which takes 28h 39m and costs $80 - $390.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Arlington to Columbus, including transfers.
Arlington to Columbus bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Dallas Bus Station.
The best way to get from Arlington to Columbus is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $380 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus via St. Louis, which costs $140 - $350 and takes 29h 3m.
Arlington to Columbus bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Columbus station.
Columbus is 1h ahead of Arlington. It is currently 2:33 PM in Arlington and 3:33 PM in Columbus.
- Distance: 961.5 miles
- Duration: 4h 20m
What companies run services between Arlington, TX, USA and Columbus, OH, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Arlington to Columbus every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arlington to Columbus via Grand Prairie, Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie, Dallas, Tx - 801, Sth Riverfront Blvd, Convention Center Station, Lamar @ Commerce - N - Ns, Dallas Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Bus Station, and Indianapolis in around 29h 3m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Columbus via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $490
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Columbus via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Dallas to Columbus via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $328 - $330
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dallas to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29 - $230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $29 - $95
- Child Coach - short notice
- $45 - $80
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $45 - $150
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65 - $180
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $90 - $290
- Business Seat - short notice
- $100 - $300
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $75 - $230
Train from Dallas to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $130
- Child Coach - short notice
- $60 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $60 - $190
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $65 - $190
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85 - $240
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $120 - $380
- Business Seat - short notice
- $130 - $400
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $300
Train from Chicago Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $9 - $40
- Child Coach - short notice
- $25 - $40
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $21 - $70
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $23 - $70
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $60
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $40 - $140
- Business Seat - short notice
- $50 - $130
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $27 - $110
- Phone
- +1 817-704-8506
- info@noroesteusa.com
- Website
- noroesteusa.com
Bus from Arlington to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Book at
- web.noroesteusa.com
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26 - $70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Columbus Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $16 - $65
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas Jefferson to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $440
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $150 - $420
- Children 3-10
- $150 - $400
- Adults 11-59
- $170 - $440
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Columbus, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com/
Bus from Toledo to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Arlington to Columbus is 1063 miles. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Arlington to Columbus.
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