There are 7 ways to get from Lawrence to Charleston by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kansas City, fly to Charleston International Airport
best- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane MCI - CHS
8h 51m$139–665Bus
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charleston Bus Stationbus
30h 29m$205–400Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
39h 27m$585–1,190Drive 1,113.8 mi
- Drive from Lawrence to Charlestoncar 1,113.8 mi
19h 53m$204–294Bus to Kansas City, fly to Hilton Head Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)plane MCI - HHH
- Drive from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Charlestoncar
10h 24m$145–640Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane STL - CHS
10h 2m$151–641Bus to Kansas City, fly to Savannah, train
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Savannah (SAV)plane MCI - SAV
- Take the train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 46m$251–937
Lawrence to Charleston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lawrence to Charleston is to bus which costs $200 - $400 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lawrence to Charleston is to bus and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $130 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Lawrence to Charleston. However, there are services departing from Lawrence Bus Stop and arriving at Transit Mall via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, North Charleston Transit Center and Rivers Ave / Cosgrove Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Lawrence station to Charleston station. However, there are services departing from Lawrence Amtrak Station and arriving at Charleston Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Petersburg Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 27m.
The distance between Lawrence and Charleston is 1016 miles. The road distance is 1120.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lawrence to Charleston without a car is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Lawrence to Charleston, including transfers.
Lawrence to Charleston bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Lawrence Bus Stop station.
Lawrence to Charleston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Lawrence Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Lawrence to Charleston is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs $200 - $400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 39h 27m.
What companies run services between Lawrence, KS, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
You can take a bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Transit Mall via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Charleston Bus Station, North Charleston Transit Center, N. Charleston SuperStop, and Rivers Ave / Cosgrove Ave in around 30h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Charleston via Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station, and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 39h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Charleston International Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Savannah via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kansas City to Savannah via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kansas City to Savannah via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Hilton Head Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Savannah via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Hilton Head Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Hilton Head Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Hilton Head Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charleston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Lawrence to Charleston bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Charleston is 1h ahead of Lawrence. It is currently 7:25 PM in Lawrence and 8:25 PM in Charleston.
Lawrence to Charleston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lawrence to Charleston is 1120 miles. It takes approximately 19h 53m to drive from Lawrence to Charleston.
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