There are 7 ways to get from Bristow to Charleston by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or subway
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Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
best- Take the train from Lead to 3train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane DCA - CHS
5h 23m$441–1,114Drive 482.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Bristow to Charlestoncar 482.1 mi
9h 14m$88–128Train
- Take the train from Lead to 3train Manassas Line
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
11h 10m$197–379Train, bus
- Take the train from Lead to 3train
- Take the train from Alexandria to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Charleston Bus Stationbus
16h 40m$151–308Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from Lead to 3train
- Take the subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane IAD - CHS
6h 30m$563–1,117Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from Lead to Leadtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane BWI - CHS
6h 27m$402–1,763Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Hilton Head Airport, drive
- Take the train from Lead to 3train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)plane DCA - HHH
- Drive from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Charlestoncar
6h 25m$127–639
Bristow to Charleston by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristow to Charleston is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bristow to Charleston is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $440 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Bristow to Charleston station. However, there are services departing from Lead and arriving at Charleston Amtrak Station via Alexandria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Bristow and Charleston is 494 miles. The road distance is 484.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bristow to Charleston without a car is to train which takes 11h 10m and costs $190 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Bristow to Charleston, including transfers.
Bristow to Charleston train services, operated by Virginia Railway Express, depart from Lead station.
Bristow to Charleston train services, operated by Virginia Railway Express, arrive at 3 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristow to Charleston is 485 miles. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Bristow to Charleston.
There are 1920+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Bristow, Prince William County, VA, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
You can take a train from Lead to Charleston via Alexandria and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilton Head Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3873
- [email protected]
- Website
- vre.org
Train from Lead to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Alexandria to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Charleston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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