There are 10 ways to get from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain by plane, car, bus, train, taxi, bus (Greyhound), 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 to Burlington International Airport, drive
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane CMH - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Whiteface Mountaincar
8h 15m$569–1,128Drive 655.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Columbus to Whiteface Mountaincar 655.5 mi
13h 9m$120–173Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Lake Placidbus
16h 33m$212–487Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
16h 52m$297–567Fly to Plattsburg International Airport, taxi
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Plattsburg International Airport (PBG)plane CMH - PBG
- Take the taxi from Plattsburg International Airport (PBG) to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
7h 3m$382–1,103Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CMH - YUL
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
11h 40m$698–1,624Fly to Saranac Lake, taxi
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane CMH - SLK
- Take the taxi from Saranac Lake (SLK) to Whiteface Mountaintaxi
7h 41m$157–528Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Lake Placidbus
18h 6m$168–369Bus, train via Columbus, Ohio Greyhound Station
- Take the bus from Columbus, Ohio Greyhound Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Lake Placidbus
19h 23m$256–513Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Columbus to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Albanybus Nyc
- Take the bus from Albany Suny to Lake Placidbus 106
22h 43m$200–389
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Burlington International Airport (BTV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 3m and costs $380 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Lake Placid via Cleveland Bus Station and Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 6m.
The distance between Columbus and Whiteface Mountain is 696 miles. The road distance is 659.3 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 33m and costs $210 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain, including transfers.
Columbus to Whiteface Mountain bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
Columbus to Whiteface Mountain bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Whiteface Mountain is 659 miles. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain.
There are 104+ hotels available in Whiteface Mountain.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Whiteface Mountain, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Columbus to Whiteface Mountain via Cleveland Bus Station, Syracuse, and Lake Placid in around 18h 6m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Saranac Lake via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Saranac Lake via Baltimore, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Saranac Lake via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Saranac Lake via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Plattsburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Plattsburg International Airport via Detroit, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Plattsburg International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Montreal Central Station to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Syracuse to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Albany Suny to Lake Placid
- Saver
- $30–100
- Flexible
- $55–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Columbus, Ohio Greyhound Station to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from New York, NY to Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $27–55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $75–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
Dunwright Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-557-2461
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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