There are 8 ways to get from Charleston to Delaware by plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CHS - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
4h 40m$102–1,054Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Wilmingtontrain Palmetto / ...
12h 24m$221–436Drive 606.6 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Wilmingtoncar 606.6 mi
11h 24m$111–160Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CHS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmingtontrain
4h 45m$405–1,797Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CHS - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmingtontrain
5h 1m$441–1,745Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CHS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmingtontrain
5h 39m$603–1,714Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CHS - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmingtontrain
6h 19m$699–1,826Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CHS - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Wilmingtontrain
6h 3m$409–1,104
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Delaware is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Delaware is to fly and train which takes 4h 40m and costs $100 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Charleston station to Delaware. However, there are services departing from Charleston Amtrak Station and arriving at Wilmington via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Charleston and Delaware is 600 miles. The road distance is 610.1 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Delaware without a car is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Charleston to Delaware, including transfers.
Charleston to Delaware train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Charleston Amtrak Station.
Charleston to Delaware train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Wilmington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Delaware is 610 miles. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Charleston to Delaware.
There are 189+ hotels available in Delaware.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Delaware, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Wilmington twice daily. Tickets cost $190–400 and the journey takes 12h 11m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Charleston International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Charleston International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $26–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
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