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 16m$263–1,039Bus 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 47m$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$590–1,311Bus, 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$460–971Drive 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 33m$389–1,163Train, 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 15m$291–1,714Bus 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 26m$302–1,218
Charlottesville (CHO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 16m and costs $260 - $1,100.
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 $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Charlottesville to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 1:29 AM in Charlottesville and 11:29 PM 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 46+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines and Delta 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 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Charlottesville to Great Falls International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
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
- $210–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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