There are 5 ways to get from Charleston to Cincinnati by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly to Covington
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Covington (CVG)plane CHS - CVG
4h$117–669Drive 598.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charleston to Cincinnaticar 598.9 mi
11h 4m$99–143Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain Palmetto / ...
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Cincinnatibus FlixBus N2642
32h 31m$504–824Train, bus via Arlington
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Take the train from Alexandria to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
33h 35m$705–1,136Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CHS - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Cincinnaticar
5h 7m$138–723
Charleston to Cincinnati by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Cincinnati is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Cincinnati is to fly which takes 4h and costs $110 - $700.
The distance between Charleston and Cincinnati is 527 miles. The road distance is 602.4 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Cincinnati without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 31m and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Charleston to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Cincinnati is 602 miles. It takes approximately 11h 4m to drive from Charleston to Cincinnati.
There are 689+ hotels available in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, and three other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Covington (CVG) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,600
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
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