Talking to someone who lives 4 hours away

So I was at another college for a game this weekend, and I decided to Tinder there as a way of hooking up. Well by the end of the weekend, I got a message back from a guy as I was leaving and we talked as I went home and we've been talking ever since. We have a ton in similar, etc etc.Problem is, he lives 4 hours away, and neither of us have a car. He's possibly coming here next weekend, but even then I'm worried, cause if we hit it off, he's still 4 hours away. Has anyone ever been in a situation like this or met someone online and not met them for months? I know next semester I'm going up there mid February for a basketball game, but that seems like an eternity.