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How to get fromColumbia to Austinby plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)

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There are 9 ways to get from Columbia to Austin by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

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    1. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane plane BWI - AUS
    6h 25m
    $338–709

  2. Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD nb to 13TH ST & H ST NW sbbus bus
    2. Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    3. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane plane IAD - AUS
    7h 4m
    $155–1,107

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD nb to 13TH ST & H ST NW sbbus bus 325
    2. Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Dallas to UT Austinbus bus
    35h 29m

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train Crescent
    2. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Austinbus bus FlixBus 2211
    42h 9m
    $467–947

  5. Drive 1,531.3 mi

    1. Drive from Columbia to Austincar car 1,531.3 mi
    25h 6m
    $280–404

  6. Bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

    1. Take the bus from LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD nb to 13TH ST & H ST NW sbbus bus
    2. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane plane DCA - AUS
    6h 23m
    $206–1,008

  7. Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Antonio International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane plane BWI - SAT
    2. Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus bus
    8h 47m
    $221–932

  8. Train via Rockville (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain train Floridian
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Austintrain train Texas Eagle
    47h 55m
    $696–1,428

  9. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train Cardinal
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Austintrain train Texas Eagle
    2d 10h
    $709–1,509

Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration4h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$198Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,372.5 mi
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Columbia, MD, USA and Austin, TX, USA?

Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD nb to UT Austin via 13TH ST & H ST NW sb, 13 St NW+G St NW, Massachusetts Av NE+1 St NE, Washington Union Station, Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Dallas in around 35h 29m.

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