There are 3 ways to get from Columbia to Ellicott City by bus, taxi, or foot
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Columbia to Ellicott City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Ellicott City is to bus which costs $2 - $5 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Ellicott City is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs $15 - $18.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd and arriving at Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
The distance between Columbia and Ellicott City is 7 miles.
The best way to get from Columbia to Ellicott City without a car is to bus which takes 15 min and costs $2 - $5.
The bus from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd to Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center takes 15 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Columbia to Ellicott City bus services, operated by Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, depart from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd station.
Columbia to Ellicott City bus services, operated by Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, arrive at Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center station.
There are 340+ hotels available in Ellicott City.
What companies run services between Columbia, MD, USA and Ellicott City, MD, USA?
Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland operates a bus from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd to Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center hourly. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 15 min. Maryland Transit also services this route 4 times a day.
- Website
- transitrta.com
Bus from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd to Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Schedules at
- transitrta.com
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from Little Patuxent Pkwy / Vantage Point Rd to Normandy Center Dr / Normandy Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- $15–18
County Cab
- Phone
- +1 443-575-4110
- Website
- countycabmd.com
Diamond Cab Taxi
- Phone
- +1 410-947-3333
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