There are 8 ways to get from Utica to Columbia by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Columbia (CAE)plane SYR - CAE
8h 35m$260–1,480Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Utica Bus Stop to Albanybus
- Take the bus from Albany, NY to New York, NY - Chinatownbus Nyc
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Columbia, SCbus Nyc
22h 21m$135–203Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Columbia Stationtrain
19h 41m$307–635Drive 813.4 mi
- Drive from Utica to Columbiacar 813.4 mi
15h 6m$149–215Bus to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Utica Bus Stop to Ithacabus
- Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Columbia (CAE)plane ITH - CAE
9h 36m$190–932Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- 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 Columbia (CAE)plane LGA - CAE
10h 32m$280–1,563Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Columbia (CAE)plane EWR - CAE
10h 26m$263–1,191Bus via Charlotte
- Take the bus from Utica to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Sumter Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Assembly Gervais Northbus 44
27h 52m$161–417
Utica to Columbia by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utica to Columbia is to bus which costs $130 - $210 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Utica to Columbia is to train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $260 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Utica to Columbia. However, there are services departing from Utica Bus Stop and arriving at Sumter Laurel South via SUNY Collins Circle, Albany, NY, New York, NY and Broad Marley South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Utica station to Columbia station. However, there are services departing from Utica Amtrak Station and arriving at Columbia Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
The distance between Utica and Columbia is 761 miles. The road distance is 818.1 miles.
The best way to get from Utica to Columbia without a car is to train which takes 19h 41m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Utica to Columbia, including transfers.
Utica to Columbia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Utica Bus Stop station.
Utica to Columbia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Utica Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Utica to Columbia is to train which takes 19h 41m and costs $300 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $210 and takes 22h 21m.
What companies run services between Utica, NY, USA and Columbia, SC, USA?
You can take a train from Utica Amtrak Station to Columbia Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Washington Union Station in around 19h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utica Bus Stop to Sumter Laurel South via Albany, SUNY Collins Circle, Washington Ave & Lexington Ave, Albany, NY, New York, NY - Chinatown, New York, NY, Columbia, SC, and Broad Marley South in around 22h 21m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $14–60
- Business
- $45–150
- Business Plus
- $55–160
- Economy
- $16–65
- Economy Plus
- $18–75
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $29–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Utica Bus Stop to Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Utica Bus Stop to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- gotobus.com
Bus from Albany, NY to New York, NY - Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://www.gotobus.com/fox-bus-inc-/
- [email protected]
- Website
- capitalbustour.com
Bus from Albany, NY to New York, NY - Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.capitalbustour.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York, NY to Columbia, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $95–140
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Utica Bus Stop to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Utica to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–170
- Flexible
- $75–170
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Utica to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Sumter Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Assembly Gervais North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
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More Questions & Answers
Utica to Columbia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Albany station.
Utica to Columbia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utica to Columbia is 818 miles. It takes approximately 15h 6m to drive from Utica to Columbia.
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