There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, taxi, 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.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane SBA - CHO
11h 50m$190–742Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- 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 15h$232–598Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
2d 21h$344–1,823Drive 2,599.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Charlottesvillecar 2,599.8 mi
42h 1m$475–686Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)plane SBA - SHD
- Take the taxi from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to Charlottesvilletaxi
14h 39m$380–1,282Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane LAX - CHO
11h 40m$194–712Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SBA - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
12h 47mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
12h 37m$349–1,665Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- 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
13h 10m$368–801
Santa Barbara to Charlottesville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville is to bus which costs $230 - $600 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville is to train and fly which takes 11h 40m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Charlottesville via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Charlottesville is 2332 miles. The road distance is 2614.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 50m to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $190 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $600 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also train, which costs $340 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Charlottesville (CHO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville via Denver, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville via Las Vegas, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Phoenix, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville via Phoenix, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville via Los Angeles International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlottesville via San Diego, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Tucson, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
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
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
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
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
- 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
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–65
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- 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 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
- $35–110
- 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/
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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 540-849-5348
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.com
Checkered Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 540-908-2838
- Website
- facebook.com
ABC Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 540-564-1214
- Website
- abccabcova.com
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Barbara to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Charlottesville is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 2:15 AM in Santa Barbara and 5:15 AM in Charlottesville.
Santa Barbara to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Charlottesville is 2615 miles. It takes approximately 42h 1m to drive from Santa Barbara to Charlottesville.
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