There are 12 ways to get from Columbus to Exton by plane, train, bus, car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CMH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
5h 37m$178–490Drive 435.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Columbus to Extoncar 435.6 mi
7h 31m$75–108Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Exton Amtraktrain Pennsylvanian / ...
11h 1m$111–169Bus, train via Pittsburgh
- Take the bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Exton Amtraktrain Pennsylvanian
11h 16m$199–323Drive to Dayton, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Drive from Columbus to Dayton-Airport-DAYcar
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DAY - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
5h 16m$98–465Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CMH - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 22m$335–549Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CMH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h$120–1,228Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CMH - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 1m$1,140–1,303Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CMH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 32m$216–1,096Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CMH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 45m$170–702Bus, train via Pittsburgh #2
- Take the bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Exton Amtraktrain Pennsylvanian
11h 26m$204–330Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
14h 22m$86–130
Columbus to Exton by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Exton is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Exton is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h 16m and costs $95 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Exton. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Exton Square Mall & County Library via Market St & 11th St, 69th St TC West Trolley Platform and West Chester Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
The distance between Columbus and Exton is 454 miles. The road distance is 438.2 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Exton without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 1m and costs $110 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Columbus to Exton, including transfers.
Columbus to Exton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Columbus station.
Columbus to Exton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Exton is 438 miles. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Columbus to Exton.
There are 135+ hotels available in Exton.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Exton, PA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $75–120 and the journey takes 10h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Dayton to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Harrisburg to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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