Tours, tickets and day trips in Columbia, SC
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Richland County Public Library | 1,882,900 | 2017 |
The busiest is Richland County Public Library at 1,882,900 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Columbia
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia to Charlotte | United States | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Columbia to North Charleston | United States | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Columbia to Charleston | United States | 170 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Columbia to Savannah | United States | 213 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Columbia to Athens | United States | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Columbia to Fayetteville | United States | 230 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Columbia to High Point | United States | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Columbia to Winston-Salem | United States | 244 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Columbia to Raleigh | United States | 294 km (183 mi) | about 4 h 47 min |
| Columbia to Greensboro | United States | 257 km (159 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Columbia to Durham | United States | 295 km (183 mi) | about 4 h 48 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Columbia?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Columbia?
Richland County Public Library, with 1,882,900 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.