South Carolina road trips
South Carolina Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in South Carolina — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at South Carolina's current $2.95/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
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Editor's picks
Highlighted South Carolina road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Charleston → Columbia
Quick 125-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Myrtle Beach → Dallas
1222 miles · 19.7 h — the headline South Carolina road trip.
Augusta → Columbia
~$8 in gas at South Carolina's estimated $2.95/gal.
Atlanta → Columbia
228-mile drive with solid DC fast-charging coverage.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in South Carolina
Curated short-distance South Carolina routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Myrtle Beach, SC → Charleston, SC
103 mi · 1.7 h · ~$11 gas
Columbia, SC → Charleston, SC
125 mi · 2.0 h · ~$13 gas
Myrtle Beach, SC → Columbia, SC
147 mi · 2.4 h · ~$15 gas
Charlotte, NC → Columbia, SC
101 mi · 1.6 h · ~$11 gas
Columbia, SC → Atlanta, GA
228 mi · 3.7 h · ~$24 gas
Myrtle Beach, SC → Raleigh, NC
171 mi · 2.8 h · ~$18 gas
Charleston, SC → Savannah, GA
98 mi · 1.6 h · ~$10 gas
Charlotte, NC → Charleston, SC
209 mi · 3.4 h · ~$22 gas
All South Carolina road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesAugusta, GA → Columbia, SC
77 mi · 1.2 h
Savannah, GA → Charleston, SC
98 mi · 1.6 h
Columbia, SC → Charlotte, NC
101 mi · 1.6 h
Charleston, SC → Myrtle Beach, SC
103 mi · 1.7 h
Charleston, SC → Columbia, SC
125 mi · 2.0 h
Columbia, SC → Myrtle Beach, SC
147 mi · 2.4 h
Augusta, GA → Charleston, SC
150 mi · 2.4 h
Savannah, GA → Columbia, SC
157 mi · 2.5 h
Columbia, SC → Asheville, NC
165 mi · 2.7 h
Charleston, SC → Wilmington, NC
180 mi · 2.9 h
Savannah, GA → Myrtle Beach, SC
200 mi · 3.2 h
Charleston, SC → Charlotte, NC
209 mi · 3.4 h
Columbia, SC → Wilmington, NC
209 mi · 3.4 h
Augusta, GA → Myrtle Beach, SC
210 mi · 3.4 h
Columbia, SC → Raleigh, NC
216 mi · 3.5 h
Atlanta, GA → Columbia, SC
228 mi · 3.7 h
Jacksonville, FL → Charleston, SC
233 mi · 3.8 h
Columbia, SC → Knoxville, TN
251 mi · 4.0 h
Charleston, SC → Raleigh, NC
260 mi · 4.2 h
Columbia, SC → Roanoke, VA
276 mi · 4.5 h
Charleston, SC → Asheville, NC
290 mi · 4.7 h
Columbia, SC → Chattanooga, TN
300 mi · 4.8 h
Jacksonville, FL → Columbia, SC
302 mi · 4.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Charleston, SC
314 mi · 5.1 h
Jacksonville, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
334 mi · 5.4 h
Tallahassee, FL → Charleston, SC
357 mi · 5.8 h
Orlando, FL → Charleston, SC
360 mi · 5.8 h
Charleston, SC → Roanoke, VA
366 mi · 5.9 h
Tallahassee, FL → Columbia, SC
367 mi · 5.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Myrtle Beach, SC
373 mi · 6.0 h
More routes (90)
Charleston, SC → Knoxville, TN
373 mi · 6.0 h
Columbia, SC → Richmond, VA
374 mi · 6.0 h
Columbia, SC → Huntsville, AL
379 mi · 6.1 h
Columbia, SC → Montgomery, AL
383 mi · 6.2 h
Columbia, SC → Birmingham, AL
394 mi · 6.4 h
Columbia, SC → Lexington, KY
401 mi · 6.5 h
Charleston, SC → Chattanooga, TN
408 mi · 6.6 h
Columbia, SC → Virginia Beach, VA
408 mi · 6.6 h
Charleston, SC → Richmond, VA
422 mi · 6.8 h
Columbia, SC → Nashville, TN
422 mi · 6.8 h
Charleston, SC → Virginia Beach, VA
424 mi · 6.8 h
Tampa, FL → Charleston, SC
432 mi · 7.0 h
Charleston, SC → Montgomery, AL
439 mi · 7.1 h
Washington, DC → Myrtle Beach, SC
443 mi · 7.1 h
Orlando, FL → Columbia, SC
446 mi · 7.2 h
Orlando, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
454 mi · 7.3 h
Tallahassee, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
457 mi · 7.4 h
Columbia, SC → Louisville, KY
466 mi · 7.5 h
Charleston, SC → Birmingham, AL
473 mi · 7.6 h
Columbia, SC → Cincinnati, OH
474 mi · 7.6 h
Washington, DC → Columbia, SC
478 mi · 7.7 h
Charleston, SC → Huntsville, AL
479 mi · 7.7 h
Baltimore, MD → Myrtle Beach, SC
480 mi · 7.7 h
Columbia, SC → Columbus, OH
502 mi · 8.1 h
Tampa, FL → Columbia, SC
503 mi · 8.1 h
Pensacola, FL → Columbia, SC
517 mi · 8.3 h
Baltimore, MD → Columbia, SC
519 mi · 8.4 h
Charleston, SC → Lexington, KY
525 mi · 8.5 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Columbia, SC
529 mi · 8.5 h
Tampa, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
530 mi · 8.5 h
Washington, DC → Charleston, SC
535 mi · 8.6 h
Charleston, SC → Nashville, TN
537 mi · 8.7 h
Wilmington, DE → Myrtle Beach, SC
539 mi · 8.7 h
Pensacola, FL → Charleston, SC
541 mi · 8.7 h
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Charleston, SC
543 mi · 8.8 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Myrtle Beach, SC
547 mi · 8.8 h
Harrisburg, PA → Myrtle Beach, SC
552 mi · 8.9 h
Columbia, SC → Mobile, AL
553 mi · 8.9 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Myrtle Beach, SC
555 mi · 9.0 h
Philadelphia, PA → Myrtle Beach, SC
565 mi · 9.1 h
Miami, FL → Charleston, SC
573 mi · 9.2 h
Baltimore, MD → Charleston, SC
574 mi · 9.3 h
Columbia, SC → Indianapolis, IN
577 mi · 9.3 h
Harrisburg, PA → Columbia, SC
578 mi · 9.3 h
Charleston, SC → Mobile, AL
587 mi · 9.5 h
Wilmington, DE → Columbia, SC
589 mi · 9.5 h
Charleston, SC → Louisville, KY
590 mi · 9.5 h
Charleston, SC → Cincinnati, OH
597 mi · 9.6 h
Columbia, SC → Memphis, TN
613 mi · 9.9 h
Columbia, SC → Cleveland, OH
613 mi · 9.9 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Columbia, SC
614 mi · 9.9 h
Philadelphia, PA → Columbia, SC
617 mi · 10.0 h
Charleston, SC → Columbus, OH
619 mi · 10.0 h
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
623 mi · 10.0 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Charleston, SC
625 mi · 10.1 h
Pensacola, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
634 mi · 10.2 h
Wilmington, DE → Charleston, SC
636 mi · 10.3 h
Columbia, SC → Jackson, MS
640 mi · 10.3 h
Harrisburg, PA → Charleston, SC
642 mi · 10.4 h
Columbia, SC → Toledo, OH
645 mi · 10.4 h
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Columbia, SC
646 mi · 10.4 h
Atlantic City, NJ → Charleston, SC
647 mi · 10.4 h
Newark, NJ → Myrtle Beach, SC
651 mi · 10.5 h
Miami, FL → Myrtle Beach, SC
653 mi · 10.5 h
New York, NY → Myrtle Beach, SC
654 mi · 10.5 h
Philadelphia, PA → Charleston, SC
663 mi · 10.7 h
Scranton, PA → Myrtle Beach, SC
663 mi · 10.7 h
Miami, FL → Columbia, SC
674 mi · 10.9 h
Key West, FL → Charleston, SC
684 mi · 11.0 h
Columbia, SC → Detroit, MI
691 mi · 11.1 h
Scranton, PA → Columbia, SC
696 mi · 11.2 h
Columbia, SC → Ann Arbor, MI
697 mi · 11.2 h
Charleston, SC → Indianapolis, IN
701 mi · 11.3 h
Charleston, SC → Jackson, MS
705 mi · 11.4 h
Newark, NJ → Columbia, SC
706 mi · 11.4 h
Columbia, SC → New Orleans, LA
707 mi · 11.4 h
Columbia, SC → St. Louis, MO
710 mi · 11.5 h
New York, NY → Columbia, SC
711 mi · 11.5 h
Charleston, SC → Memphis, TN
711 mi · 11.5 h
Charleston, SC → Cleveland, OH
720 mi · 11.6 h
Buffalo, NY → Columbia, SC
738 mi · 11.9 h
Charleston, SC → New Orleans, LA
742 mi · 12.0 h
Buffalo, NY → Myrtle Beach, SC
750 mi · 12.1 h
Newark, NJ → Charleston, SC
750 mi · 12.1 h
New York, NY → Charleston, SC
753 mi · 12.1 h
Columbia, SC → Chicago, IL
769 mi · 12.4 h
Charleston, SC → Chicago, IL
893 mi · 14.4 h
Columbia, SC → Dallas, TX
1077 mi · 17.4 h
Charleston, SC → Houston, TX
1103 mi · 17.8 h
Charleston, SC → Dallas, TX
1155 mi · 18.6 h
Best driving cost routes in South Carolina
Top South Carolina road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $2.95/gal.
Cheapest South Carolina road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from South Carolina.
Long-distance road trips from South Carolina
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near South Carolina — North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia.
Gas prices in South Carolina
Estimated regular at $2.95/gal · premium $3.60 · diesel $3.50.
Best vehicles for South Carolina drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in South Carolina
Daily driving cost estimates for major South Carolina-area cities.
EV vs gas in South Carolina
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for South Carolina trips and commutes.