There are 10 ways to get from Gary to Richmond by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Richmond International Airport
best- Take the train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane MDW - RIC
5h 25m$109–563Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Richmond International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane ORD - RIC
5h 58m$90–433Bus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus Greyhound US0700 / ...
18h 44m$126–241Train
- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train Westbound to Chicago / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
23h 34m$291–611Drive 727.1 mi
- Drive from Gary to Richmondcar 727.1 mi
12h 58m$133–192Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Charlottesville, bus
- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane ORD - CHO
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmondbus
7h 32m$111–422Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MDW - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 51m$161–791Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane MDW - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Richmondbus
7h 36m$137–562Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ORD - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 17m$162–941Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MDW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
7h 37m$147–900
Gary to Richmond by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gary to Richmond is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 18h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Gary to Richmond is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Gary station to Richmond. However, there are services departing from Gary Bus Station and arriving at Richmond via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Gary to Richmond station. However, there are services departing from Gary and arriving at Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 34m.
The distance between Gary and Richmond is 680 miles. The road distance is 731.3 miles.
The best way to get from Gary to Richmond without a car is to bus which takes 18h 44m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Gary to Richmond, including transfers.
Gary to Richmond bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Gary Bus Station.
Gary to Richmond train services, operated by South Shore Line, depart from Gary station.
The best way to get from Gary to Richmond is to bus which takes 18h 44m and costs $120 - $250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $290 - $650 and takes 23h 34m.
What companies run services between Gary, IN, USA and Richmond, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Gary Bus Station to Richmond via Washington Union Station in around 18h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gary to Willow Lawn + Shelter via Van Buren St., Michigan & Van Buren, Clinton & Jackson, Chicago Union Station, Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station, and Staples Mill & Amtrak Richmond Station in around 23h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sation
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sation
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sation
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Train from Gary to Museum Campus/11th Street Sation
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
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
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 Gary Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Norfolk to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
Gary to Richmond bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Richmond is 1h ahead of Gary. It is currently 2:14 AM in Gary and 3:14 AM in Richmond.
Gary to Richmond train services, operated by South Shore Line, arrive at Van Buren St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gary to Richmond is 731 miles. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Gary to Richmond.
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