There are 8 ways to get from Ithaca to Charleston by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
best- Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ITH - CHS
7h 11m$87–456Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Stationbus FlixBus N2687
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
21h 2m$429–705Drive 798.8 mi
- Drive from Ithaca to Charlestoncar 798.8 mi
15h 43m$142–204Bus to Rochester, fly
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Rochester, Nybus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ROC - CHS
6h 52m$172–779Bus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane SYR - CHS
7h 24m$145–744Bus to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ithaca - Tioga Street and Seneca Street to Transit Center - PO Sidebus
- Fly from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ELM - CHS
10h 1m$108–560Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane EWR - CHS
9h 28m$506–879Bus, train via Albany
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
23h 48m$555–1,015
Ithaca to Charleston by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ithaca to Charleston is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ithaca to Charleston is to bus and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Ithaca and Charleston is 718 miles. The road distance is 803.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ithaca to Charleston without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 2m and costs $420 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Ithaca to Charleston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ithaca to Charleston is 803 miles. It takes approximately 15h 43m to drive from Ithaca to Charleston.
There are 1899+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Ithaca, NY, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–110
- Business
- $70–180
- Business Plus
- $80–190
- Economy
- $45–120
- Economy Plus
- $45–120
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 607-734-5211
- Website
- CTran
Bus from Ithaca - Tioga Street and Seneca Street to Transit Center - PO Side
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- CTran
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