There are 7 ways to get from Charlottesville to Corolla by bus, train, car, plane, or car ferry
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Bus, train, drive (Amtrak)
best- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Drive from Norfolk to Corolla
8h 1mDrive 251.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Charlottesville to Corolla251.4 mi
4h 55m$46–67Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Take the train from Alexandria to Norfolk
- Drive from Norfolk to Corolla
9h 32m$59–554Fly, drive
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)CHO - ORF
- Drive from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Corolla
5h 57m$100–425Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth City
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Corolla
9h 36mBus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Richmond to Virginia Beach
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Knotts Island, NC
- Take the car ferry from Knotts Island, NC to Currituck, NC
- Drive from Currituck, NC to Corolla
10h 10mBus, train, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Drive from Wellness Loop to Knotts Island, NC
- Take the car ferry from Knotts Island, NC to Currituck, NC
- Drive from Currituck, NC to Corolla
11h 25m
Charlottesville (CHO) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Corolla is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Corolla is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Charlottesville and Corolla is 271 miles. The road distance is 252.8 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Charlottesville to Corolla, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Corolla is 253 miles. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Charlottesville to Corolla.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Corolla.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Corolla, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charlottesville to Corolla. However, you can take the bus to West Main Street at 8th Street NW, walk to Charlottesville, take the bus to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station, walk to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station, take the train to Norfolk, then drive to Corolla. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charlottesville to Corolla via Alexandria and Norfolk in around 9h 32m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Norfolk International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Charlottesville to Norfolk International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Norfolk International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Norfolk International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charlottesville to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from Alexandria to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Virginia Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- 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 Norfolk to Elizabeth City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-293-3779
- Website
- ncdot.gov
Car ferry from Knotts Island, NC to Currituck, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Schedules at
- https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx
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