Where a car takes you from Columbus
These are the day trips from Columbus on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Granville, Ohio Granville Ohio is the day-trip 35 minutes east of Columbus, a Denison University village with Bryn Du Mansion's 52-acre estate since 1905 and dining
- Hocking Hills State Park Hocking Hills State Park 50 minutes southeast of Columbus is the nature day-trip with the Inn at Cedar Falls dining room, hiking and seasonal apple or
- Yellow Springs and Young's Jersey Dairy Yellow Springs Ohio is the bohemian day-trip 75 minutes west of Columbus, with Young's Jersey Dairy ice cream, Winds Cafe breakfast and Sunrise Cafe
- Lancaster Ohio Lancaster Ohio is the Hocking Hills gateway day-trip 35 minutes southeast of Columbus, with Rockmill Brewery and the historic downtown stretch
- Newark Ohio Corridor Newark Ohio 40 minutes east is the corridor day-trip pairing with Granville, with Park Place restaurant row and the Licking County riverside
Booking a car in Columbus
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 45.06 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Columbus Airport · Columbus International Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.