There are 7 ways to get from Colonial Beach to Charleston by taxi, train, car, bus, plane, or subway
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Taxi, train (Amtrak)
best- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to Fredericksburg Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Fredericksburg Amtrak to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor
9h 9m$347–511Drive 462.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Colonial Beach to Charlestoncar 462.1 mi
8h 55m$85–122Taxi, bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S COtaxi
- Take the bus from CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S CO to 7Th St. & Maryland Ave. Swbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane DCA - CHS
6h 46m$523–1,210Taxi, train to Richmond International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to Fredericksburg Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Fredericksburg Amtrak to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane RIC - CHS
7h 20m$189–698Taxi, bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to Golden Beach Park & Ridetaxi
- Take the bus from Golden Beach Park & Ride to 12TH ST & G ST NW nbbus
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane IAD - CHS
7h 26m$164–541Taxi, bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to Golden Beach Park & Ridetaxi
- Take the bus from Golden Beach Park & Ride to 12TH ST & G ST NW nbbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane BWI - CHS
7h 23m$516–1,861Taxi, bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Hilton Head Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Colonial Beach to CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S COtaxi
- Take the bus from CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S CO to 7Th St. & Maryland Ave. Swbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)plane DCA - HHH
- Drive from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Charlestoncar
7h 48m$204–735
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colonial Beach to Charleston is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colonial Beach to Charleston is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Colonial Beach and Charleston is 492 miles. The road distance is 464.8 miles.
The best way to get from Colonial Beach to Charleston without a car is to taxi and train which takes 9h 9m and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Colonial Beach to Charleston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colonial Beach to Charleston is 465 miles. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Colonial Beach to Charleston.
There are 1818+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Colonial Beach, VA, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colonial Beach to Charleston. However, you can take the taxi to Fredericksburg Amtrak, take the train to Charleston Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Charleston. Alternatively, you can drive from Colonial Beach to Charleston in around 8h 55m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilton Head Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fredericksburg Amtrak to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fredericksburg Amtrak to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S CO to 7Th St. & Maryland Ave. Sw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from Golden Beach Park & Ride to 12TH ST & G ST NW nb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from Golden Beach Park & Ride to 12TH ST & G ST NW nb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Bus from CHARLOTTE HALL in ST MARY'S CO to 7Th St. & Maryland Ave. Sw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $75–110
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