There are 9 ways to get from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles by plane, train, bus (Flixbus), car, taxi, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, train
best- Fly from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane SHD - LFT
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Stationtrain
11h 59m$160–544Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lake Charles Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Dulles International Airportbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane IAD - LCH
8h 47m$156–592Bus
- Take the bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to DC Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Lake Charlesbus
28h 10m$236–380Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Harrisonburg to Charlottesvillecar
- Take the train from Charlottesville to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lake Charles Stationtrain
32h 30m$410–864Drive 1,112.8 mi
- Drive from Harrisonburg to Lake Charlescar 1,112.8 mi
19h 10m$204–294Taxi to Charlottesville, fly to Lafayette Regional Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Harrisonburg to Charlottesville (CHO)taxi
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane CHO - LFT
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Stationtrain
8h 33m$281–687Taxi to Charlottesville, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Harrisonburg to Charlottesville (CHO)taxi
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CHO - BTR
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
10h 51m$265–654Bus, train
- Take the bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Salem VDOT Park & Ridebus
- Take the train from Roanoke to Lynchburgtrain
- Take the train from Lynchburg to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
34h 28m$377–786Bus via Pinehurst
- Take the bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to West Falls Church Metrobus
- Take the bus from Springfield Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orangebus
- Take the bus from Orange to Lake Charlesbus
40h 43m$275–538
Harrisonburg to Lake Charles by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles is to taxi and fly and train which takes 8h 33m and costs $280 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles. However, there are services departing from JMU Godwin Transit Center and arriving at Lake Charles via Washington Union Station and Atlanta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
The distance between Harrisonburg and Lake Charles is 1029 miles. The road distance is 1119.3 miles.
The best way to get from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles without a car is to bus which takes 28h 10m and costs $230 - $380.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles, including transfers.
Harrisonburg to Lake Charles bus services, operated by Megabus, depart from JMU Godwin Transit Center station.
Harrisonburg to Lake Charles bus services, operated by Megabus, arrive at DC Union Station.
Lake Charles is 1h behind Harrisonburg. It is currently 5:38 PM in Harrisonburg and 4:38 PM in Lake Charles.
Yes, the driving distance between Harrisonburg to Lake Charles is 1119 miles. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Harrisonburg to Lake Charles.
What companies run services between Harrisonburg, VA, USA and Lake Charles, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to Lake Charles via Washington Union Station, Atlanta Downtown, Civic Center Station, Doraville Station, and Atlanta in around 28h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlottesville to Lafayette Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via New Orleans, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Knoxville, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Atlanta, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Charlottesville to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Charlottesville to Lafayette Regional Airport via New York La Guardia, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Charlottesville to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roanoke to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lynchburg to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to DC Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $23–50
Bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Salem VDOT Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $19–45
Bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to West Falls Church Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $22–45
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Orange to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–30
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Salem VDOT Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–29
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to West Falls Church Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Springfield Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orange
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Springfield Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orange
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
ABC Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 540-564-1214
- Website
- abccabcova.com
Checkered Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 540-908-2838
- Website
- facebook.com
ABC Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 540-564-1214
- Website
- abccabcova.com
Checkered Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 540-908-2838
- Website
- facebook.com
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