There are 6 ways to get from Concord to Ark Encounter by bus, tram, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Bus, line 501 tram, fly to Covington, taxi
best- Take the bus from Rider Transit Center to JW Clay LYNX Stationbus
- Take the tram from JW Clay Blvd Station to CTC Stationtram
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Covington (CVG)plane CLT - CVG
- Take the taxi from Covington (CVG) to Ark Encountertaxi
5h 2m$182–707Drive 414.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Concord to Ark Encountercar 414.4 mi
8h 55m$76–110Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Take the taxi from US 42 at Sycamore to Ark Encountertaxi
18h 2m$150–271Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Kannapolis to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Ashland Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ashland to Portsmouthbus
- Take the taxi from Portsmouth to Peeblestaxi
- Take the bus from Peebles to Bataviabus
- Take the taxi from Batavia to Ark Encountertaxi
21h 49m$398–736Fly to Blue Grass Airport, taxi
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CLT - LEX
- Take the taxi from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Ark Encountertaxi
5h 19m$257–1,027Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane CLT - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Ark Encountercar
6h 4m$113–632
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Concord to Ark Encounter is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Concord to Ark Encounter is to bus and line 501 tram and fly and taxi which takes 5h 2m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Concord and Ark Encounter is 404 miles. The road distance is 416.8 miles.
The best way to get from Concord to Ark Encounter without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 18h 2m and costs $150 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Concord to Ark Encounter, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Concord to Ark Encounter is 417 miles. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Concord to Ark Encounter.
There are 89+ hotels available in Ark Encounter.
What companies run services between Concord, Cabarrus County, NC, USA and Ark Encounter, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Concord to Ark Encounter. However, you can take the bus to JW Clay LYNX Station, walk to JW Clay Blvd Station, take the line 501 vehicle to CTC Station, walk to Transit Center- Bay V, take the line 5 bus to Charlotte Douglas Airport, walk to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) airport, fly to Covington (CVG), then take the taxi to Ark Encounter. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JW Clay LYNX Station, take the line 22 bus to Trade St & Graham St, walk to Charlotte Bus Station, take the bus to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus, take the bus to Cincinnati - Downtown, walk to 5th at Elm, take the bus to US 42 at Sycamore, then take the taxi to Ark Encounter.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Phone
- +1 704-336-7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Charlotte Area Transit System
Tram from JW Clay Blvd Station to CTC Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Charlotte Area Transit System
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kannapolis to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Ashland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (704) 920-7433
- Website
- Concord Kannapolis Area Transit
Bus from Rider Transit Center to JW Clay LYNX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Concord Kannapolis Area Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Ashland to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Peebles to Batavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go bus
Bus from Peebles to Batavia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Go bus
- Book at
- Go bus booking
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Riverfront Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 513-886-0256
- Website
- riverfronttaxicincinnati.com
Towne Taxi
- Phone
- +1 513-761-7700
- Website
- townetaxiinc.com
Yellow Taxi Cincinnati
- Phone
- +1 513-400-4251
- Website
- yellowtaxicincinnati.com
Lexington Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 859-223-8888
- Website
- facebook.com
Lexington Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 859-242-5230
- Website
- lexingtontaxicabs.com
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