There are 3 ways to get from Ellicott City to Columbia by bus, taxi, or foot
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Ellicott City to Columbia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ellicott City to Columbia is to bus which costs $2 - $5 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Ellicott City to Columbia is to taxi which takes 5 min and costs $11 - $14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Walmart at Ellicott City and arriving at Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Ellicott City and Columbia is 6 miles.
The best way to get from Ellicott City to Columbia without a car is to bus which takes 13 min and costs $2 - $5.
The bus from Walmart at Ellicott City to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd takes 13 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Ellicott City to Columbia bus services, operated by Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, depart from Walmart at Ellicott City station.
Ellicott City to Columbia bus services, operated by Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, arrive at Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd station.
There are 318+ hotels available in Columbia.
What companies run services between Ellicott City, MD, USA and Columbia, MD, USA?
Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland operates a bus from Walmart at Ellicott City to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd hourly. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 13 min. Maryland Transit also services this route 4 times a day.
- Website
- transitrta.com
Bus from Walmart at Ellicott City to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Schedules at
- transitrta.com
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from Walmart at Ellicott City to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
County Cab
- Phone
- +1 443-575-4110
- Website
- countycabmd.com
Diamond Cab Taxi
- Phone
- +1 410-947-3333
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