There are 10 ways to get from California to Charlottesville by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane SAN - CHO
8h 20m$242–945Fly San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus
10h 42m$203–791Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
2d 12h$215–560Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain Cardinal
2d 17h$301–736Drive 2,527.9 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Charlottesvillecar 2,527.9 mi
40h 17m$462–667Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
9h 37m$326–1,556Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LAX - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus
10h 18m$334–641Fly Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus
10h 15m$245–981Fly San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus
10h 14m$276–1,133Fly San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 28m$240–1,797
California to Charlottesville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Charlottesville is to bus which costs $210 - $600 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from California to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $240 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Charlottesville Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between California and Charlottesville is 2222 miles. The road distance is 2542.6 miles.
The best way to get from California to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $210 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from California to Charlottesville, including transfers.
California to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $240 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $600 and takes 2 days 12h, you could also train, which costs $300 - $750 and takes 2 days 17h.
California to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Charlottesville is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 7:44 AM in California and 10:44 AM in Charlottesville.
What companies run services between California, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlottesville (CHO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Charlottesville Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- 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
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 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
- 24 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
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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dulles International Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
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