There are 7 ways to get from Lancaster to Hickory by bus, plane, taxi, 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.
Line 18 bus to Harrisburg International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MDT - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
7h 51mDrive 466.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lancaster to Hickorycar 466.5 mi
9h 2m$86–123Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Lancaster to Hickory Park & Ridetaxi
- Take the bus from Hickory Park & Ride to CHARLES ST & LEXINGTON ST fs nbbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore, MD - 1200 Ponca St to Charlotte, NC - 3302 Queen City Drbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
16h 11m$201–287Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Hickorycar
16h 23m$197–410Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PHL - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
8h 41m$198–324Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane BWI - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airportbus
9h 44m$204–1,101Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to Kannapolistrain
- Drive from Kannapolis to Hickorycar
17h 40m$103–206
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lancaster to Hickory is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lancaster to Hickory is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs $190 - $330.
The distance between Lancaster and Hickory is 523 miles. The road distance is 469.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lancaster to Hickory without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 16h 11m and costs $200 - $290.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Lancaster to Hickory, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lancaster to Hickory is 469 miles. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Lancaster to Hickory.
There are 52+ hotels available in Hickory.
What companies run services between Lancaster, PA, USA and Hickory, Catawba County, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lancaster to Hickory. However, you can take the line 18 bus to AMTRAK ETown, walk to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, take the train to Harrisburg, walk to Market Square Transfer Center, take the line 7 bus to Harrisburg International Airport, walk to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), walk to Charlotte Airport, take the bus to Hickory Airport, then take the taxi to Hickory. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Hickory Park & Ride, take the bus to CHARLES ST & LEXINGTON ST fs nb, walk to FAYETTE ST PLAZA wb, take the line 65 bus to PONCA ST & BOSTONST fs sb, walk to Baltimore, MD - 1200 Ponca St, take the bus to Charlotte, NC - 3302 Queen City Dr, walk to Mulberry Church Rd & Queen City Dr, take the line 8 bus to Transit Center- Bay A, walk to Transit Center- Bay V, take the line 5 bus to Charlotte Douglas Airport, walk to Charlotte Airport, take the bus to Hickory Airport, then take the taxi to Hickory.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 717-397-4246
- Website
- redrosetransit.com
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.redrosetransit.com
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1 201-420-7000
- Website
- academybus.com
Bus from Hickory Park & Ride to CHARLES ST & LEXINGTON ST fs nb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://academybus.com
- Schedules at
- https://academybus.com/commuter#routes-timetables
- Adult cash ticket
- $9–21
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Hickory Park & Ride to CHARLES ST & LEXINGTON ST fs nb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from Baltimore, MD - 1200 Ponca St to Charlotte, NC - 3302 Queen City Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Lancaster City Cabs
- Phone
- +1 717-824-4488
- Website
- facebook.com
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