There are 9 ways to get from Charlotte to Fire Island by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Concord to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Concord (USA) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)plane USA - ISP
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
5h 43m$158–391Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CLT - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
7h 21m$101–414Train, ferry
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
17h 20m$225–455Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
17h 35m$136–257Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CLT - LGA
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
7h 46m$150–658Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CLT - EWR
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
8h 21m$279–689Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CLT - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
9h 41m$162–864Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Westchester County Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane CLT - HPN
- Take the train from Jamaica to Patchoguetrain
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
10h 32m$151–678Bus, train, ferry via Lindenhurst
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Amityvilletrain
- Take the bus from Amityville LIRR to Patchogue LIRRbus 2
- Take the ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Islandferry
17h 41m$133–225
Concord (USA) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Fire Island is to bus and train and ferry via Lindenhurst which costs $130 - $230 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Fire Island is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 43m and costs $150 - $400.
The distance between Charlotte and Fire Island is 589 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Fire Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 20m and costs $220 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Charlotte to Fire Island, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Fire Island.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Fire Island, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charlotte to Fire Island. However, you can take the line 501 vehicle to JW Clay Blvd Station, take the taxi to Concord (USA) airport, fly to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP), walk to LI Macarthur Airport, take the line 6 bus to Patchogue LIRR, walk to Patchogue, NY, then take the ferry to Watch Hill, Fire Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Watch Hill, Fire Island via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Babylon, Patchogue, and Patchogue, NY in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Greensboro/High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Greensboro/High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Concord to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Babylon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $11–16
- Peak
- $17–24
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–17
- Peak
- $20–27
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–17
- Peak
- $20–27
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–17
- Peak
- $20–27
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $9–13
- Peak
- $18–23
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $9–13
- Peak
- $18–23
Train from Jamaica to Patchogue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $9–13
- Peak
- $18–23
Train from New York Penn Station to Amityville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $10–14
- Peak
- $15–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 631 852 5200
- [email protected]
- Website
- sctbus.org
Bus from Amityville LIRR to Patchogue LIRR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- sctbus.org
- Adults
- $3
- Phone
- +1 631-475-1665
- Website
- davisparkferry.com
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
Ferry from Patchogue, NY to Watch Hill, Fire Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.davisparkferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.davisparkferry.com/dp-schedule
- Adult Round Trip
- $26
- Adult One-way
- $14
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