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Cheapest round-trip
$251
Typical prices: $438-$293
Delta
Wed 6/3Wed 6/17
BOS - CAE • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$259
Typical prices: $432-$333
Delta
Thu 5/14Sun 5/17
LGA - CAE • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights to Columbia

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Columbia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 17
Delta Logo
8:00 am - 3:07 pm
BOS
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CAE
7h 07m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:05 pm - 11:27 pm
CAE
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BOS
7h 22m
1 stop
$251Delta
Sun, May 24 - Sat, May 30
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:07 pm
BOS
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CAE
5h 07m
1 stop
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8:30 pm - 12:40 am
CAE
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BOS
4h 10m
1 stop
$252American Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Sat, Aug 8
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:16 pm
BOS
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CAE
8h 16m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:59 pm
CAE
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BOS
4h 14m
1 stop
$256United Airlines
Thu, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 10:39 am
EWR
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CAE
2h 09mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:18 am - 1:29 pm
CAE
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EWR
2h 11mnonstop
$259United Airlines
Thu, May 14 - Sun, May 17
Delta Logo
8:30 pm - 10:47 pm
LGA
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CAE
2h 17mnonstop
Delta Logo
7:01 am - 8:55 am
CAE
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LGA
1h 54mnonstop
$259Delta
Fri, May 29 - Sat, Jun 6
United Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 9:56 am
BOS
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CAE
4h 11m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:59 pm
CAE
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BOS
4h 14m
1 stop
$265United Airlines
Sat, Jun 20 - Sat, Jun 27
United Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 9:45 am
ORD
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CAE
2h 10mnonstop
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5:40 pm - 7:04 pm
CAE
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ORD
2h 24mnonstop
$269United Airlines
Fri, May 29 - Sun, May 31
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6:59 am - 1:14 pm
LGA
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CAE
6h 15m
1 stop
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7:01 am - 8:55 am
CAE
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LGA
1h 54mnonstop
$269Delta
Fri, May 22 - Sun, May 24
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7:42 pm - 10:53 pm
ORD
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CAE
2h 11mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:22 am
CAE
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ORD
2h 22mnonstop
$270American Airlines
Sat, Jun 6 - Sat, Jun 13
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7:55 am - 12:20 pm
LGA
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CAE
4h 25m
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7:00 am - 9:00 am
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2h 00mnonstop
$270American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Columbia

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Columbia?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Columbia was found on the route from Newark, at $251 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Columbia and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $259 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to Columbia?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Columbia from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Columbia costs $364 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $35 and departed from Orlando Sanford Intl Airport. The most popular routes on KAYAK are New York to Columbia which costs $438 on average, and Washington, D.C. to Columbia, which costs $406 on average.

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What is the cheapest day to fly to Columbia?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Columbia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Columbia is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $283. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $438 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Columbia is June, where tickets cost $259 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of tickets from the United States is $429 and $396 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is September with an average price of $298.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Columbia?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Columbia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Columbia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $308 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Columbia is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $353.

What is a good deal for flights to Columbia?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Columbia, 25% of our users found tickets to Columbia for the following prices or less: From Orlando Sanford Intl Airport $72 round-trip, from Fort Lauderdale $76 round-trip, from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport $288 round-trip.

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When to book flights to Columbia

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FAQs - booking Columbia flights

  • How to get from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to Columbia city center?

    After your flight to Columbia, getting to the city center from Columbia Metropolitan Airport is quite easy: a number of hotels in the area offer handy shuttle bus rides and a pickup service to their guests, while independent travelers can opt for a taxi or a ride in a shared ride shuttle, both of which are located at the Arrivals Terminal, near the baggage claim area.

  • What kind of services does Columbia Metropolitan Airport offer?

    In order to satisfy people passing through its doors, Columbia Metropolitan Airport offers a wide range of services including free Wi-Fi, ATM machines, car rental desks, baby care facilities, a chapel, and mobile charging stations.

  • What airlines serve Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

    Columbia Metropolitan Airport is served by American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, United Express, and ViaAir. All these airlines connect Columbia to over a dozen other cities in the United States.

  • What attractions is Columbia Metropolitan Airport close to?

    If your stopover in Columbia is a long one, why not get out and explore? Columbia Metropolitan Airport is ideally located to reach downtown Columbia, located only 5 miles northeast. Attractions near the airport that are definitely worth a visit include the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens (6.3 miles to the northeast), the South Carolina State House (7.6 miles to the northeast), the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park (6.8 miles to the northeast), and the South Carolina State Museum (6.6 miles to the northeast).

  • What is the cheapest flight to Columbia?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Columbia was found on the route from Newark, at $251 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Columbia and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $259 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Columbia Metropolitan Airport from central Columbia?

    The distance between Columbia Metropolitan Airport and downtown Columbia is 6 miles.

  • What is the name of Columbia’s airport?

    All flights to Columbia land at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The airport code is CAE,and it can also be referred to as Columbia Metropolitan or Metropolitan.

  • How much is a flight to Columbia?

    On average, a flight to Columbia costs $364. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $35 and departed from Orlando Sanford Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Columbia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Columbia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Columbia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Columbia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Columbia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Columbia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Columbia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Columbia

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Columbia? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Columbia for the following prices or less: From Washington, D.C. Reagan-National $281, from Newark $296, from Chicago O'Hare Intl $338
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Columbia flight deals.
  • If you are flying from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, you need not worry about how to spend time before your flight. Indeed, the airport offers a range of stores and kiosks in which to do some great last minute shopping and stock up on snacks for the trip.
  • Eating at the airport is also not a problem as Columbia Metropolitan Airport features a largw food court which includes both options suited for full meals and others that are perfect for a simple and quick snack before your flight.
  • Members of the military on active duty and their families can head to the USO Lounge located in the Atrium of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. This lounge, which is free of charge, offers a series of amenities such as Wi-Fi, computers, video games, TVs, books, and complimentary food and drinks.
  • If your flight to Columbia lands late and you don’t want to travel into the city during the night, the best solution is to book a room in one of the many hotels located only minutes from Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Some of them, like the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Columbia Airport SC, offer a shuttle service, and all feature comfortable rooms and rich breakfast spreads.
  • Need to schedule a meeting between flights? The Columbia Metropolitan Airport features a Business Center, which is located on the lower level, near the baggage claim area. The center is equipped with workstations, Wi-Fi, and printing services, and includes a small conference room. It can be booked free of charge.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Columbia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8437 reviews
8.5Crew
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
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This wasn't my experience with Delta. It was just the Pegasus flight. Seats were very hard. Staff was kinda rough. Not very nice. Charged me for snacks. For a 4 hour flight I would've expected more.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Apr 2026
MYR - ATL
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This wasn't my experience with Delta. It was just the Pegasus flight. Seats were very hard. Staff was kinda rough. Not very nice. Charged me for snacks. For a 4 hour flight I would've expected more.

Crew was nice, meal was good. Entertainment had to be rebooted 3 times and still did not work. Turns out there was residue on screen, it needed to be cleaned to prevent the touchscreen buttons from continuously activating. I had entertainment for the last 45 minutes of a 5 hour 45 minute flight. Really unacceptable for first class. Flight attendent indicated your cleaning solution creates this problem. Seems as if this is widely known, you should be using a different product or cleaning better. Really really disappointing which simply added to the wi fi on your planes with reliably never ever works.

The baggage belt was not updated on the Delta App and was displayed on the wrong belt board. Was not expecting this to happen.

The plan was delayed and left DC 90 minutes late. However, it showed a 20 minute delay on the delta app, then a 12 min delay. It turned out to be an hour delay. I found out where the plane was with flightaware. Stop keeping customers in the dark about what is going on.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

Landed without a gate ready. Plane is extremely old and dirty.

All the amenities was wonderful, if they could keep their prices that low. I'd fly with them all the time.

Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

My tray was broken so i had no place to work or eat except my lap. Flight attendant said I would get an email with some credit or miles, it was a complete waste of time as I could only function at about 20% of normal. I have not received anything yet.

Short trip, no food and therefore no expectation for much interaction with staff who were pleasant and professional. My critique is on comfort of the seats. Exit rows and comfort seats do not provide enough personal space for 3 side-by-side seats, especially when in the middle row. Some passengers are not considerate of the middle seat and there should be signs that state something to the effect of: "please consider giving middle seats use of the armrests."

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight crew on this leg of my trip was very friendly and pleasant. Every one of them was humorous, as well as helpful and accommodating. This group was BY FAR the best crew I’ve flown with. They deserve kudos.

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Really hard landing... as in slammed into the runway then hit the brakes really hard ...

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

My bags were misplaced!!! Im in a foreign country with no bags

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

No food is available without purchasing it and there is no in-flight entertainment. Both of these are OK because we got an inexpensive flight from Allegiant and, otherwise, our experience was excellent.

just had water and there was plenty of leg & seat room. But then i don't weight 220#s!!

Not totally their fault- screaming kids that had zero parent intervention.

It was cold on the flight. The crew was very pleasant. I didn't order any food. We were delayed due to Captain waiting on maintenance log. He kept us informed though. The flight itself was smooth. I would definitely fly with Allegiant again!

I had a fantastic experience with Allegiant. I had wheelchair assistance and they helped me find my luggage and brought me to my car. Even loaded my luggage. Wonderful service!! Thank you Allegiant!

Superb. Staff great. Great flight. As with other airlines, seating too tight and restrictive.

There is not one likable thing about this airline. It’s starts with the deceptive pricing and continues through the whole flight. The worst staff I’ve ever experienced way over priced bags absolutely no food or drink (unacceptable and you should be embarrassed) the seats are cramped and uncomfortable there is no entertainment there is nothing about this trash airline that constitutes any amount of money. It’s worse than spirit and way more expensive it is disgraceful. Do not travel with Allegiant I repeat do not bother no matter what they say the price is it is never ever going to be the right choice I’m mind blown at how awful the entire experience was I’m embarrassed that I chose so poorly I cannot reiterate enough how beyond horrible this company and its staff are, not one person on this flight or at the airport is qualified to sweep up trash on a city sidewalk they should certainly never be given any job that requires a brain or manners or communication with human beings, what a disgrace to the human race. Your criminal chiselers and should be put out to pasture

Great flight. Friendly staff. Free snacks and drinks would be nice. I would love fewer taxes and fees added on.

My 90 year old father flew with me. He needed wheel chair assistance and is nearly deaf. The staff was amazing with him.

It was fine. Nobody was outstandingly friendly but no one was rude and everything was smooth . The captain thanked us for flying but no one greeted me as I walked on the plane or as I exited which is the least they could do lol

Overall a good experience, however Wifi was not working on the flight.

Airlines should be prohibited from using the seats they get away with.

My flight got delayed a total of five times. And the boarding gate changed four times. most of the time the platform was not up-to-date with the changes taking place. The most discouraging part of the entire trip by far.

Flight left early and arrived 30 MINUTES early at the destination. Smooth trip.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Returned home with a blood clot from flight homes and the uncomfortable aircraft I was on.

Original flight was on time, then late, then changed gates...4 times. Once our newest plane came in, it was fine.

The crew was very kind, but no in-flight entertainment monitors and a 2 hour and 30 minute delay was extremely frustrating.

Everything was delayed and the staff sent me to the wrong gate, causing me to miss one of my flights. I arrived at my destination 6 hours later than I was supposed to.

Got home at 3am after deboarding the plane. No compensation offered by American

Easy to get our TSA pre check #added. Flight crew was great and entertaining and we landed early!

Flight was delayed 6plus hours Did not take flight Customer service was terrible Will never fly again and will spread how terrible you are You stink

I didnt have a flight. Kayak must be on drugs because I confirmed with spirit that I had no booked flight.

We were surprised to be charged $99 for a personal item. And of course everything offered on the flight was an additional charge. Other than that the pilot flew and landed the plane well and the attendants and fellow passengers were nice enough.

baggage drop off was a bit much. I felt like I worked for spirit airlines since I did all the work.

Gate changed multiple times. The staff seemed annoyed that we asked for water. We had to pay for the water as well.

It was a full Spirit experience. Got to witness police officers having to deboard a passenger and cost us about an hour of delay. Front seat was spacious and better than expected.

We didn't get on the flight, they canceled our flight and said there was no flights leaving this weekend and sent me our money back.

Horrible company: canceled flights and delayed flights. Spirit canceled my flight from Miami to Philadelphia the day before we were supposed to leave from Philadelphia to Miami, with no explanation. I had to rebook another flight, spending more money and instead of flying from Miami, I had to choose a flight from Fort Lauderdale because there were no direct flights available from Miami. That created additional cost. The flight with Spirit from Fort Lauderdale was scheduled to depart at 6am, so I had to wake up my 3 and 6 years old at 3am to get to the airport in time and then, at 5am while we were at the gate the delayed the flight until 7:45am with again no explanation.

Spirit is awful, and cost me an extra $400. On the flight to the destination they staff was rude and did not even offer water during the flight. On the return flight, while on the way to the terminal, Spirit cancelled the flight. This is the second time this has happened, and I believe they should compensate for the additional cost for incurred for the return flight. Spirit simply offered reimbursement for their cancelled flight, and did not take into consideration the cost for a last-minute flight home. The TSA agents expressed how Spirit often cancels evening/night flights, and shows no concern for the passengers.

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