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How to get fromJohnson City to Columbiaby taxi, bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from Johnson City to Columbia by taxi, bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Taxi, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Johnson City to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lottaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Wytheville to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Camdenbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Camden to Columbia, SCbus bus Nyc
    10h 17m
    $174–260

  2. Drive 214 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Johnson City to Columbiacar car 214 mi
    3h 48m
    $40–57

  3. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Johnson City to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletscar car
    2. Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus bus
    4. Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain train
    5. Take the train from Cary to Columbia Stationtrain train
    14h 29m
    $206–371

  4. Fly

    1. Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Columbia (CAE)plane plane TRI - CAE
    7h 26m
    $212–812

Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Columbia (CAE) flights

Calendar72Weekly Planes
Duration4h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 350.6 mi
  • Duration: 10h 17m

What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Columbia, SC, USA?

Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Columbia (CAE) every 3 hours.

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