There are 8 ways to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville by subway, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, fly to Charlottesville
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane SFO - CHO
9h 38m$201–703BART, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
11h 17m$195–691Bus
- Take the bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
2d 17h$442–866Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
3d 2h$938–1,972Drive 2,781.3 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Charlottesvillecar 2,781.3 mi
44h 7m$508–734BART, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 16m$332–1,281BART, fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SFO - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
11h 17m$235–703BART, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
11h 32m$243–1,435
Berkeley to Charlottesville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville is to BART and fly and bus which costs $230 - $750 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville is to BART and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Berkeley to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Berkeley and arriving at Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Berkeley and Charlottesville is 2425 miles. The road distance is 2797.6 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Berkeley to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Berkeley station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Charlottesville is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $440 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $900 - $2,000 and takes 3 days 2h.
Berkeley to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Charlottesville is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:15 AM in Berkeley and 8:15 AM in Charlottesville.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Berkeley to Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 17h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Downtown Transit Station via Chicago Union Station, Charlottesville, and W Main St at The Flats in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlottesville via Salt Lake City, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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