There are 11 ways to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Norfolk International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane SAN - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Williamsburg Bus Stopbus
8h 29m$228–889Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane LAX - RIC
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 24m$224–858Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Williamsburg Bus Stopbus
2d 18h$536–842Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 18h$1,742–2,691Drive 2,633.2 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Colonial Williamsburgcar 2,633.2 mi
42h 35m$451–651Fly San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SFO - RIC
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 44m$237–908Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
11h$285–606Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LAX - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 51m$227–559Fly San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 37m$232–751Fly San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 44m$444–1,247Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LAX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 3m$270–1,305
California to Colonial Williamsburg by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg is to fly and train which costs $220 - $600 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg is to fly and bus which takes 8h 29m and costs $220 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Colonial Williamsburg. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Williamsburg Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from California to Colonial Williamsburg station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Williamsburg Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between California and Colonial Williamsburg is 2393 miles. The road distance is 2648.6 miles.
The best way to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg, including transfers.
California to Colonial Williamsburg bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Colonial Williamsburg train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Colonial Williamsburg is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $500 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,700 - $2,700 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between California, USA and Colonial Williamsburg, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Williamsburg Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Los Angeles to Williamsburg Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Williamsburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Norfolk to Williamsburg Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Williamsburg Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
California to Colonial Williamsburg bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Colonial Williamsburg is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 11:13 PM in California and 2:13 AM in Colonial Williamsburg.
California to Colonial Williamsburg train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Colonial Williamsburg is 2649 miles. It takes approximately 42h 35m to drive from California to Colonial Williamsburg.
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