There are 7 ways to get from Charleston to Lewes by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, car ferry, or subway
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 Philadelphia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CHS - PHL
- Take a shuttle bus from Philadelphia Airport to Lewes Transit Center
7h 8m$742–931Drive 559.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charleston to Lewescar 559.9 mi
11h 40m$103–148Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Wilmingtontrain Palmetto / ...
- Take the bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Centerbus 305
16h$217–446Fly to Atlantic City International Airport, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Atlantic City International Airport (ACY)plane CHS - ACY
- Drive from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) to Cape May, NJcar
- Take the carferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DEcarferry
6h 27m$138–601Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CHS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmingtontrain
- Take the bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Centerbus
8h 21m$420–1,807Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Centerbus
8h 37m$468–1,737Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Centerbus
9h 16m$609–1,724
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Lewes is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Lewes is to fly and drive and car ferry which takes 6h 27m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Charleston and Lewes is 676 miles. The road distance is 563.1 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Lewes without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h and costs $210 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Charleston to Lewes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Lewes is 563 miles. It takes approximately 11h 40m to drive from Charleston to Lewes.
There are 373+ hotels available in Lewes.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Lewes, DE, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charleston to Lewes. However, you can take the bus to Fuel Farm Rd / Dreamliner Dr, walk to Charleston-Airport-CHS airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), walk to Philadelphia Airport, take the shuttle to Lewes Transit Center, walk to Lewes Transit Center, then take the line 204 bus to Savannah Rd @ 3Rd St. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Charleston to Savannah Rd @ 3Rd St via Charleston Amtrak Station, Wilmington, Wilmington Tc, and Lewes Transit Center in around 16h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
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
- $85–490
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- 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
- $85–490
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
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
- $80–430
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Atlantic City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
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
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 302-470-6784
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lewes Bus
Shuttle from Philadelphia Airport to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- Lewes Bus
- Phone
- +1 800-652-3278
- Website
- DART
Bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- DART
Bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- DART
Bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- DART
Bus from Wilmington Tc to Lewes Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- DART
- Phone
- +1 800-643-3779
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Car ferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
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