COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION
AIR
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is a regional airport with flights to various cities in the Southeast. Car Rentals: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, and Thrifty provide service. Ard's Shuttle (803-791-5767) and Earth Shuttle (803-714-0080). Taxis cost $15-$17 for the 6-mile journey to downtown. Shuttleways (803-783-0265) provides shuttle service.
TRAINS
Amtrak train station for Columbia is at 850 Pulaski Street. Columbia is served by one daily Amtrak route:
Silver Star: NYC-Philadelphia-Washington-Richmond-Raleigh-Columbia-Savannah-Jacksonville-Orlando-Miami.
Amtrak Silver Star train
TRANSIT
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (CMRTA) bus service fans outward from downtown to all major sites in the region.
Columbia Freeway System: Located at the intersection of Interstate 77, 26 and 20 freeways and situated 75 miles from I-95, this city is well connected in the Southeast. Beware of construction widening delays on various stretches of this growing metro area.
1 US Highway East-West through downtown Columbia
20 Interstate Freeway between Florence-Columbia-Atlanta
26 Interstate Freeway between Charleston-Columbia-Greenville
77 Interstate Freeway between Columbia-Charlotte
126 Freeway spur from Northwest to downtown Columbia
277 Freeway spur from Northeast to downtown Columbia
1 US Highway East-West through downtown Columbia
20 Interstate Freeway between Florence-Columbia-Atlanta
26 Interstate Freeway between Charleston-Columbia-Greenville
77 Interstate Freeway between Columbia-Charlotte
126 Freeway spur from Northwest to downtown Columbia
277 Freeway spur from Northeast to downtown Columbia
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