There are 5 ways to get from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville by bus, taxi, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesvillebus Washington
1h 42m$40–50Drive 74.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Northern Virginia to Charlottesvillecar 74.9 mi
1h 34m$14–20Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Northern Virginia to Manassas Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesvilletrain Northeast Regional
1h 56m$50–266Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Dulles - Kiss & Flybus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane IAD - CHO
3h 6mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Northern Virginia to Culpeper Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Culpeper Station to Charlottesville City Bus Hubbus Foothills Express
2h 37m$69–82
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 1h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville is to drive which takes 1h 34m and costs $13 - $20.
The distance between Northern Virginia and Charlottesville is 79 miles. The road distance is 75.3 miles.
The best way to get from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 1h 42m and costs $40 - $55.
It takes approximately 1h 42m to get from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Northern Virginia to Charlottesville is 75 miles. It takes approximately 1h 34m to drive from Northern Virginia to Charlottesville.
There are 114+ hotels available in Charlottesville.
What companies run services between Northern Virginia, VA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
Megabus operates a bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville once daily, and the journey takes 1h 30m. Virginia Breeze also services this route once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
Bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Dulles - Kiss & Fly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
Bus from Warrenton, VA - Commuter Lot to Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 877-777-2708
- support@vatransit.org
- Website
- vatransit.org
Bus from Culpeper Station to Charlottesville City Bus Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.vatransit.org/
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $35–85
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-866-302-9898
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-866-302-9898
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