There are 8 ways to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Charlottesville
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane CHO - GTF
9h 21m$263–989Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Charlottesville Alderman Rd to Dulles International Airport Stationbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane IAD - GTF
11h 33m$254–980Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
2d 5h$636–1,389Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
2d 7h$463–996Drive 2,043.3 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Great Fallscar 2,043.3 mi
35h 55m$373–539Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane DCA - GTF
10h 11m$391–1,166Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane BWI - GTF
11h 13m$304–1,718Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane RIC - GTF
11h 25m$291–1,218
Charlottesville (CHO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 35h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $260 - $1,000.
The distance between Charlottesville and Great Falls is 1792 miles. The road distance is 2055.2 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 7:27 AM in Charlottesville and 5:27 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Great Falls is 2055 miles. It takes approximately 35h 55m to drive from Charlottesville to Great Falls.
There are 48+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Charlotte, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Charlottesville Alderman Rd to Dulles International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
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