There are 9 ways to get from Lancaster to North Carolina by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Line 18 bus to Harrisburg International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
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
6h 45mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0430
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0700 / ...
14h 56m$81–163Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Keystone Service / ...
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain Crescent / ...
15h 42m$190–399Drive 479.4 mi
- Drive from Lancaster to Charlottecar 479.4 mi
9h 12m$88–127Line 18 bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Wilmington International Airport
- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)plane PHL - ILM
7hLine 18 bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- 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
7h 36mLine 18 bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETownbus
- Take the train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PHL - RDU
8hTrain, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- 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
8h 39m$149–1,029Bus via Fredericksburg
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Fredericksburgbus
- Take the bus from Fredericksburg to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
19h 9m$95–170
Lancaster to North Carolina by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lancaster to North Carolina is to bus which costs $80 - $170 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lancaster to North Carolina is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $140 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Lancaster station to North Carolina station. However, there are services departing from Queen St. Station and arriving at Charlotte Bus Station via Harrisburg Bus Station and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Lancaster station to North Carolina station. However, there are services departing from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station and arriving at 7th St Station via 30th Street Station and Parkwood Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Lancaster and North Carolina is 473 miles. The road distance is 482.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lancaster to North Carolina without a car is to bus which takes 14h 56m and costs $80 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Lancaster to North Carolina, including transfers.
Lancaster to North Carolina bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Harrisburg Bus Station.
Lancaster to North Carolina train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Lancaster to North Carolina is to bus which takes 14h 56m and costs $80 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $400 and takes 15h 42m.
What companies run services between Lancaster, PA, USA and North Carolina, USA?
You can take a bus from Queen St. Station to Charlotte Bus Station via AMTRAK ETown, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Bus Station, and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 14h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from W. Walnut & N. Mary St. to 7th St Station via AMTRAK ETown, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, 30th Street Station, Charlotte Amtrak Station, and Parkwood Station in around 15h 42m.
- 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 Wilmington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
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 Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- 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
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- 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
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
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
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elizabethtown Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 717-397-4246
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Bus from Queen St. Station to AMTRAK ETown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Red Rose Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Fredericksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fredericksburg to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
Lancaster to North Carolina bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Lancaster to North Carolina train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 30th Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lancaster to North Carolina is 482 miles. It takes approximately 9h 12m to drive from Lancaster to North Carolina.
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