There are 11 ways to get from Cincinnati to Lancaster by bus (Flixbus), car, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
13h 47m$90–152Bus via Columbus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound Stbus Louisville
- Take the bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
15h 7m$71–167Drive 500.3 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Lancastercar 500.3 mi
8h 44m$92–132Fly Covington to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 30m$192–864Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
14h 43m$137–266Fly Covington to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CVG - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 27m$190–828Fly Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 54m$172–1,564Fly Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CVG - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 59m$182–858Bus to Dayton, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DAY - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 1m$163–782Fly Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CVG - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 18m$314–1,216Fly Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CVG - 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 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 40m$192–588
Cincinnati to Lancaster by bus and train (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Lancaster is to bus via Columbus which costs $70 - $170 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Lancaster is to fly and train which takes 8h 30m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Cincinnati to Lancaster. However, there are services departing from Cincinnati and arriving at W. Chestnut & Water St. via AMTRAK ETown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Cincinnati and Lancaster is 555 miles. The road distance is 503.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Lancaster without a car is to bus which takes 13h 47m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Cincinnati to Lancaster, including transfers.
Cincinnati to Lancaster bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Cincinnati station.
Cincinnati to Lancaster bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Harrisburg Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Lancaster is 503 miles. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Cincinnati to Lancaster.
There are 250+ hotels available in Lancaster.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Lancaster, PA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Cincinnati to Harrisburg Bus Station 5 times a week. Tickets cost $85–140 and the journey takes 10h 35m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Covington to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Columbus - Downtown - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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