Traveling options to visit USC

mizkittysplace
Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:09:09 +0000

Flights into Charlotte may be cheaper (we’re flying from the NYC area) than Columbia, but the shuttle adds another $110 to each round trip, so factor that in when shopping. It’s about a $20-$25 cab fare from the Columbia airport. I just looked quickly at flights for Parents’ Weekend and found one to Columbia for only $172 but going home (those darn Sunday night flights!) were all in the $400 range! I had looked at Amtrak too, but as @NJMOM3 said, the hours are very odd. We hadn’t planned on flying our D home for Thanksgiving and then again for Christmas a few weeks later, but I didn’t realize the residence halls close for Thanksgiving. Now, not sure what we’ll do. I know some kids from our area will have cars down there, but I’m not keen on a group of kids making a drive in holiday traffic that on a good traffic day is 14 or so hours… I could see that becoming a real nightmare.