There are 5 ways to get from Charleston to Southwest Harbor 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 Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)plane CHS - BHB
6h 46m$125–479Fly to Rockland, drive
cheapest- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Rockland (RKD)plane CHS - RKD
- Drive from Rockland (RKD) to Southwest Harborcar
8h 12m$81–333Train, bus via Boston
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Ellsworth, Mainebus
26h 16m$437–829Drive 1,182.5 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Southwest Harborcar 1,182.5 mi
22h 36m$216–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bangor Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Streetbus
29h 57m$340–724
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Southwest Harbor is to fly and drive which costs $80 - $340 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Southwest Harbor is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $120 - $480.
The distance between Charleston and Southwest Harbor is 1045 miles. The road distance is 1189.4 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Southwest Harbor without a car is to train and bus via Boston which takes 26h 16m and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Charleston to Southwest Harbor, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Southwest Harbor is 1189 miles. It takes approximately 22h 36m to drive from Charleston to Southwest Harbor.
There are 197+ hotels available in Southwest Harbor.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Southwest Harbor, ME, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and three other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Rockland via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $43–48
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $43–48
- Phone
- +1 800 596 2823
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Transportation
Bus from Bangor, ME to Ellsworth, Maine
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- West Transportation
- Adult
- $16–18
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (207) 667-5796
- [email protected]
- Website
- downeasttrans.org
Bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–75
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Down East services
- $7–75
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