There are 11 ways to get from Columbus to Ocean City by plane, train, bus, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train, line 507 bus
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 Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from On Atlantic Ave At Ohio Ave to Ocean City Transportation Centerbus
8h$179–480Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from Market St At 11Th St to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus 551
15h 33m$82–172Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Columbus, OH to New York, NYbus Cincinnati
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus 319
14h 16m$134–182Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
15h 59m$132–310Drive 512.8 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Ocean Citycar 512.8 mi
9h 45m$94–136Fly to Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CMH - LGA
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus
8h 39m$216–625Fly 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 Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
9h 21m$440–1,789Fly 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 Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
9h 26m$1,100–1,284Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CMH - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
9h 58m$540–2,256Fly 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 Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
9h 54m$320–1,092Fly 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 Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
10h 12m$115–553
Columbus to Ocean City by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Ocean City is to bus which costs $80 - $180 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Ocean City is to fly and train and line 507 bus which takes 8h and costs $170 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Ocean City. However, there are services departing from Columbus, OH and arriving at Atlantic Ave At Moorlyn Terrace via Port Authority Bus Terminal and On Atlantic Ave At Ohio Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Columbus and Ocean City is 512 miles. The road distance is 515.8 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Ocean City without a car is to bus via New York which takes 14h 16m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Columbus to Ocean City, including transfers.
Columbus to Ocean City bus services, operated by SkyHorse / Jaguar, depart from Columbus, OH station.
Columbus to Ocean City bus services, operated by SkyHorse / Jaguar, arrive at New York, NY station.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Ocean City is 516 miles. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Columbus to Ocean City.
There are 442+ hotels available in Ocean City.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Ocean City, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Columbus, OH to Atlantic Ave At Moorlyn Terrace via New York, NY, East Broadway, 42 St-Bryant Park, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal, and On Atlantic Ave At Ohio Ave in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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 Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from On Atlantic Ave At Ohio Ave to Ocean City Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $2–9
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $19–60
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $19–60
Bus from Market St At 11Th St to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $7–25
- Phone
- +1 917.398.0398
- Website
- skyhorsebus.com
Bus from Columbus, OH to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- GotoBus.com - NY-OH Ticket Inc
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Greyhound
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