There are 7 ways to get from Charleston to Palmetto by plane, train, taxi, car, or bus
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 Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane CHS - SRQ
7h 9m$103–525Drive 463.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charleston to Palmettocar 463.9 mi
8h 11m$85–123Train, taxi
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Tampatrain
- Take the taxi from Tampa to Palmettotaxi
11h 58m$281–496Bus, fly to Tampa, line 300 bus, line 11 bus, line 203 bus
- Take the bus from Courtenay Dr / Doughty St to Fuel Farm Rd / Dreamliner Drbus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Tampa (TPA)plane CHS - TPA
- Take the bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - Dbus
- Take the bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Grand Central Station - Abus
- Take the bus from Psta Grand Central Station to Palmetto Stationbus
7h 20mFly to Ft. Myers, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane CHS - RSW
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Centerbus
8h 24m$157–530Fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane CHS - FLL
- Take the bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Stationbus
8h 2m$275–1,205Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Orlandotrain Silver Meteor
- Take the bus from Orlando, FL to Bradenton-Ellenton, FLbus
15h 19m$197–364
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Palmetto is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Palmetto is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Charleston and Palmetto is 437 miles. The road distance is 466.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Palmetto without a car is to train and taxi which takes 11h 58m and costs $280 - $500.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Charleston to Palmetto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Palmetto is 467 miles. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Charleston to Palmetto.
There are 2683+ hotels available in Palmetto.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Palmetto, FL, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–950
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 843-724-7420
- Website
- ridecarta.com
Bus from Courtenay Dr / Doughty St to Fuel Farm Rd / Dreamliner Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.ridecarta.com/
- Phone
- +1 727-540-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- psta.net
Bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - D
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Grand Central Station - A
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- [email protected]
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Psta Grand Central Station to Palmetto Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–8
- Adults 18-59
- $1–8
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Fort Lauderdale Airport to Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Orlando, FL to Bradenton-Ellenton, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
All Tampa Taxi and Airport Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 813-833-1808
- Website
- taxicabstampafl.com
Taxi Tampa
- Phone
- +1 407-813-4675
- Website
- taxitampafl.com
Yello Cab of Tampa
- Phone
- +1 813-666-6666
- Website
- tampataxi.com
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