There are 11 ways to get from Charlottesville to Akron by train, bus, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus Greyhound US0164
13h 37m$61–371Train, bus via Pittsburgh
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
15h 40m$96–596Drive 362.8 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Akroncar 362.8 mi
7h 18m$67–96Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane IAD - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
8h 40mBus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0600
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus Greyhound US0164
14h 15m$68–186Bus via Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationbus Lynchburg
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus Greyhound US0164
14h 27mTrain to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Akron
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Akron (CAK)plane DCA - CAK
7h 23m$106–844Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane DCA - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
8h 37m$141–1,049Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane BWI - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 12m$153–1,246Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane IAD - CMH
- Take the bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 48mBus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane IAD - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 50m
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Akron is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Akron is to drive which takes 7h 18m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlottesville station to Akron. However, there are services departing from Downtown Transit Station and arriving at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Charlottesville Union Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Charlottesville and Akron is 464 miles. The road distance is 364.9 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Akron without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 37m and costs $60 - $380.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Charlottesville to Akron, including transfers.
Charlottesville to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlottesville Union Station.
Charlottesville to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Akron is 365 miles. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Charlottesville to Akron.
There are 116+ hotels available in Akron.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Transit Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via West Main Street at 8th Street NW, Charlottesville Union Station, and Washington Union Station in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- 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
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 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 Washington Union Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Dulles - Kiss & Fly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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