There are 5 ways to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina by plane, taxi, train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane ALB - CLT
- Take the taxi from Charlotte-Airport-CLT to Rock Hilltaxi
4h 45m$244–954Drive 860.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Rensselaer to Charlestoncar 860.9 mi
16h 2m$158–227Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
18h 2m$305–613Fly Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ALB - CHS
5h 35m$216–806Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane LGA - GSP
6h 46m$208–941
Albany County Airport (ALB) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 45m and costs $240 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Rensselaer station to South Carolina station. However, there are services departing from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station and arriving at Charleston Amtrak Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 2m.
The distance between Rensselaer and South Carolina is 688 miles. The road distance is 865.9 miles.
The best way to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina without a car is to train which takes 18h 2m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina, including transfers.
Rensselaer to South Carolina train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Rensselaer to South Carolina is to train which takes 18h 2m and costs $300 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $210 - $850 and takes 5h 35m.
Rensselaer to South Carolina train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rensselaer to South Carolina is 866 miles. It takes approximately 16h 2m to drive from Rensselaer to South Carolina.
What companies run services between Rensselaer, NY, USA and South Carolina, USA?
You can take a train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Charleston via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 18h 2m. Alternatively, Breeze Airways, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $29–90
- Business
- $60–170
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Charlotte Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 704-464-9191
- Website
- charlottetaxiservice.com
Crown Cab Charlotte
- Phone
- +1 704-334-6666
- Website
- crowncabinc.com
Yellow Cab of Charlotte
- Phone
- +1 704-444-4444
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