--- title: "Carleton to Columbus – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Carleton to Columbus is 236 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/carleton-to-columbus" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/carleton-to-columbus.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Carleton to Columbus [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Carleton&to=Columbus) [Columbus to Carleton](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/columbus-to-carleton) **Fastest:** 3h 28m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $23\ by car\ **Distance:** 236 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Fri 30 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 236 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 30 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 55m quicker than the bus and $82 cheaper. - [**Drive** best cheapest 3h 46m$23–32 Estimated 290 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Carleton&to=Columbus) - [**Bus** 5h 43m$81–200 Estimated 4 departures · Barons Bus Lines](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Carleton&to=Columbus) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 3h 28m$170–250 Estimated DTW → CMH · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Carleton&to=Columbus) - [**Taxi** 3h 46m$465–640 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Carleton&to=Columbus) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 11:30 3h 28m · direct$170–250](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Carleton&to=Columbus&date=2026-10-30&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [10:50 → 16:33 5h 43m · 1 change · SMART 261$81–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Carleton&to=Columbus&date=2026-10-30&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [11:58 → 23:48 11h 50m · 2 changes · SMART 261$115–200](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Carleton&to=Columbus&date=2026-10-30&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [22:19 → 04:43^+1 6h 24m · 1 change · SMART 261$94–154](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Carleton&to=Columbus&date=2026-10-30&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [22:47 → 04:43^+1 5h 56m · 2 changes · SMART 125$99–158](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Carleton&to=Columbus&date=2026-10-30&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Carleton to Columbus? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 28m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 236 km. What is the cheapest way from Carleton to Columbus? Drive is the cheapest, from $23. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Carleton to Columbus? Buses take about 5h 43m and cost $81–200 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Carleton to Columbus? About 59 min in the air (DTW → CMH), about 3h 28m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $170–250; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Columbus from Carleton by road? About 290 km, roughly 3h 46m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $23–32; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - SMART - Barons Bus Lines - Greyhound-us - Detroit Department of Transportation Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Columbus Capital and most populous city of Ohio, United States Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 905,748 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., second-most populous city in the Midwest, and third-most populous U.S. state capital. The Columbus metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.23 million residents, is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. 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