There are 8 ways to get from Charleston to Luray by plane, car, train, taxi, 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 to Charlottesville, drive
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane CHS - CHO
- Drive from Charlottesville (CHO) to Luraycar
6h 7m$65–350Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Take the train from Alexandria to Culpeper Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Luraytaxi
12h 26m$259–471Drive 479.2 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Luraycar 479.2 mi
9h 54m$88–127Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CHS - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport to Front Royal Walmartbus
- Take the taxi from Front Royal Walmart to Luraytaxi
5h 35m$638–1,136Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CHS - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Culpeper Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Luraytaxi
6h 4m$514–1,188Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CHS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Culpeper Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Luraytaxi
7h 14m$478–1,867Train, bus, taxi via Richmond
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Richmond Staples Mill Road Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlottesville City Bus Hub to Madison - Food Lionbus
- Take the taxi from Madison - Food Lion to Luraytaxi
15h 20mTrain, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Front Royal Walmartbus
- Take the taxi from Front Royal Walmart to Luraytaxi
16h 10m$220–416
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Charlottesville (CHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Luray is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Luray is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 5h 35m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Charleston and Luray is 442 miles. The road distance is 482 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Luray without a car is to train and taxi which takes 12h 26m and costs $250 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Charleston to Luray, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Luray is 482 miles. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Charleston to Luray.
There are 163+ hotels available in Luray.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Luray, VA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charleston to Luray. However, you can take the bus to Fuel Farm Rd / Dreamliner Dr, walk to Charleston-Airport-CHS airport, fly to Charlottesville (CHO), then drive to Luray. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Charleston Amtrak Station, take the train to Alexandria, take the train to Culpeper Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Luray.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Charlottesville via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Culpeper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Culpeper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Culpeper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Dulles International Airport to Front Royal Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Washington Union Station to Front Royal Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Richmond Staples Mill Road Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877-777-2708
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Regional Transit
Bus from Charlottesville City Bus Hub to Madison - Food Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Virginia Regional Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $45–80
Polly's Cab, inc
- Phone
- +1 540-662-4111
Polly's Cab, inc
- Phone
- +1 540-662-4111
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