There are 6 ways to get from Outer Banks to Kiawah Island by car, plane, unknown, taxi, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Norfolk International Airport, fly, travel
best- Drive from Outer Banks to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)car
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ORF - CHS
- Walk from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Kiawah Islandunknown
4h 30mTaxi, ferry, car ferry, travel
- Take the taxi from Outer Banks to Hatteras Island, NCtaxi
- Take the ferry from Hatteras Island, NC to Ocracoke, NCferry
- Take the carferry from Ocracoke, NC to Cedar Island, NCcarferry
- Walk from Cedar Island, NC to Kiawah Islandunknown
14h 5mDrive to Richmond International Airport, fly, travel
- Drive from Outer Banks to Richmond-Airport-RICcar
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane RIC - CHS
- Walk from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Kiawah Islandunknown
6hDrive to Greenville, fly, travel
- Drive from Outer Banks to Greenville (PGV)car
- Fly from Greenville (PGV) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane PGV - CHS
- Walk from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Kiawah Islandunknown
7h 6mDrive to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, fly, travel
- Drive from Outer Banks to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)car
- Fly from Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane EWN - CHS
- Walk from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Kiawah Islandunknown
7h 32mDrive to Albert J. Ellis Airport, fly, travel
- Drive from Outer Banks to Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ)car
- Fly from Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane OAJ - CHS
- Walk from Charleston-Airport-CHS to Kiawah Islandunknown
8h 39m
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Outer Banks and Kiawah Island is 490 miles.
The best way to get from Outer Banks to Kiawah Island without a car is to taxi and ferry and car ferry and travel which takes 14h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Outer Banks to Kiawah Island, including transfers.
There are 1632+ hotels available in Kiawah Island.
What companies run services between Outer Banks, NC, USA and Kiawah Island, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Outer Banks to Kiawah Island. However, you can drive to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) airport, fly to Charleston International Airport (CHS), then travel to Kiawah Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Hatteras Island, NC, take the ferry to Ocracoke, NC, walk to Ocracoke, NC, take the car ferry to Cedar Island, NC, then travel to Kiawah Island.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Greenville to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Coastal Carolina Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Albert J. Ellis Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albert J. Ellis Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Phone
- +1 800-293-3779
- Website
- ncdot.gov
Ferry from Hatteras Island, NC to Ocracoke, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Schedules at
- https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx
Car ferry from Ocracoke, NC to Cedar Island, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Schedules at
- https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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