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How to get fromColumbia to Alabamaby plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 8 ways to get from Columbia to Alabama by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport

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    1. Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane plane CAE - BHM
    4h 52m
    $206–1,220

  2. Drive 390.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Columbia to Huntsvillecar car 390.7 mi
    6h 59m
    $72–103

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Columbia Station to Savannah Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Savannah to Atlantabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Huntsville, ALbus bus
    16h 30m

  4. Fly to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field

    1. Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)plane plane CAE - HSV
    4h 35m
    $156–920

  5. Fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane plane CAE - ATL
    2. Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to The Village at AUbus bus
    5h 36m
    $162–916

  6. Bus via Montgomery

    1. Take the bus from Columbia, SC to Camdenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Huntsville, ALbus bus
    16h 39m
    $138–248

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Assembly & Gervais South to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Centerbus bus 44
    2. Take the bus from Sumter to Atlantabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Huntsville, ALbus bus
    18h 15m

  8. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Columbia, SC to Camdenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Huntsville, ALbus bus
    18h 24m
    $146–262

Columbia (CAE) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) flights

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration3h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$191Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 337.8 mi
  • Duration: 4h 52m

What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Alabama, USA?

Delta flies from Columbia (CAE) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sumter Laurel South to Huntsville via Broad Marley North, Columbia, SC, Camden, Atlanta Bus Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center, and Huntsville, AL in around 16h 39m.

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