There are 4 ways to get from Columbus to Saint Simons Island by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
best- Fly from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK)plane GTR - BQK
5h 45m$139–436Drive 494.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Columbus to Saint Simons Islandcar 494.1 mi
9h 55m$91–131Drive, bus
- Drive from Columbus to Tuscaloosa Bus Stopcar
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Brunswickbus
12h 49m$131–226Fly to Savannah, drive
- Fly from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) to Savannah (SAV)plane GTR - SAV
- Drive from Savannah (SAV) to Saint Simons Islandcar
5h 14m$128–518
Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Saint Simons Island is to drive which costs $90 - $130 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Saint Simons Island is to fly and drive which takes 5h 14m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Columbus and Saint Simons Island is 472 miles. The road distance is 497 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Columbus to Saint Simons Island, including transfers.
Saint Simons Island is 1h ahead of Columbus. It is currently 12:13 PM in Columbus and 1:13 PM in Saint Simons Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Saint Simons Island is 497 miles. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Columbus to Saint Simons Island.
There are 1094+ hotels available in Saint Simons Island.
What companies run services between Columbus, MS, USA and Saint Simons Island, GA, USA?
Delta flies from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to Savannah via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to Savannah via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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