There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Charles Town by plane, taxi, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane DTW - IAD
- Take the taxi from Ashburn, Silver Line Center Platform to Charles Towntaxi
4h 23m$169–700Drive 461.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Charles Towncar 461.8 mi
8h 20m$85–122Bus, train
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0420
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Harpers Ferry Amtraktrain Floridian
12h 58m$203–303Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0420 / ...
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Frederick Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
13h 38m$111–197Fly Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DTW - DCA
- Take the subway from Gallery Place, Red Line Track 2 Platform to Rockville, Red Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from ROCKVILLE MARC wb to DUFFIELDS W VA MARC wbtrain
6h 33m$145–1,141Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CLE - IAD
- Take the taxi from Ashburn, Silver Line Center Platform to Charles Towntaxi
6h 48m$189–513Fly Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane DTW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to DUFFIELDS W VA MARC wbtrain
7h 8m$118–1,188
Detroit (DTW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Charles Town is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Charles Town is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 23m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit station to Charles Town. However, there are services departing from Detroit Bus Station and arriving at Jefferson Pike at McDonald's via Toledo Bus Stop and East Street at Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Detroit and Charles Town is 445 miles. The road distance is 464.5 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Charles Town without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 58m and costs $200 - $310.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Detroit to Charles Town, including transfers.
Detroit to Charles Town bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Detroit Bus Station.
Detroit to Charles Town bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Toledo Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Charles Town is 465 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Detroit to Charles Town.
There are 130+ hotels available in Charles Town.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Charles Town, WV, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Charles Town via Toledo Bus Stop, Frederick Bus Station, East Street at Transit Center, and Jefferson Pike at McDonald's in around 13h 38m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Harpers Ferry Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Gallery Place, Red Line Track 2 Platform to Rockville, Red Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 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 ROCKVILLE MARC wb to DUFFIELDS W VA MARC wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–11
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
Train from Washington Union Station to DUFFIELDS W VA MARC wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Frederick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
Yellow Cab Services
- Phone
- +1-866-302-9898
- Website
- yellowcabservices.com
Yellow Cab Services
- Phone
- +1-866-302-9898
- Website
- yellowcabservices.com
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