Flying non-stop from Cincinnati to Columbus
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Cincinnati, Ohio andColumbus, Ohio. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula.
Flight distance: 100 miles or 161 km
Flight time: 42 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 2 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.0x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Cincinnati to Columbus road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Columbus, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Road trip: 1 day of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 3 hours on the road
Itinerary
Start in Cincinnati.
Drive for about 48 minutes, then stop in Centerville (Ohio) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 28 minutes then stop at Clifton Mill and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 42 minutes then stop in Washington Court House and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 47 minutes then stop in West Jefferson (Ohio) and stay for 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 23 minutes and arrive in Columbus.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Cincinnati to Columbus airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
Arrival airport: Port Columbus International Airport (CMH)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 26 minutes
Getting to your destination: 19 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from CVG connecting through DTW and arriving at CMH flying on Delta Air Lines. We can figureout how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time totaxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.
Initial flight time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Connecting airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
Connection flight time: 55 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromCincinnati to Columbus including time spent getting to and from theairports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security linesand waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.
Total travel time: 7 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Columbus
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Columbus, Ohio. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Columbus. A great place to eat might be Late Night Slice. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Columbus like The Short North. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Columbus like What's the best neighborhood in Columbus for a first time visitor?. Click the button below to explore Columbus in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Columbus to Cincinnati, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Cincinnati, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Cincinnati!
