There are 5 ways to get from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe by plane, taxi, bus, train, 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, taxi
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane CHO - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
10h 4m$343–999Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Sparks Transit Center to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
2d 13h$598–909Train, taxi
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the taxi from Reno to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
2d 20h$1,664–2,731Drive 2,605.1 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Sand Harborcar 2,605.1 mi
41h 25m$476–687Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Alderman Rd to Dulles International Airport Stationbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane IAD - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
12h 57m$346–741
Charlottesville (CHO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $340 - $750 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 4m and costs $340 - $1,000.
The distance between Charlottesville and Lake Tahoe is 2266 miles. The road distance is 2620.3 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 13h and costs $600 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Lake Tahoe is 3h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 5:39 AM in Charlottesville and 2:39 AM in Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe is 2620 miles. It takes approximately 41h 25m to drive from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe.
There are 379+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charlottesville to Lake Tahoe. However, you can take the taxi to Charlottesville (CHO) airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), then take the taxi to Sand Harbor Visitors Center. Alternatively, you can take the bus to W Main St at 8th St NW, walk to Charlottesville Union Station, take the bus to Nashville Bus Station, take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the taxi to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center, then take the line 28 bus to Sand Harbor Visitors Center.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Charlottesville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Charlottesville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
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
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- 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
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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