There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Charlottesville
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane LAX - CHO
9h 7m$208–753Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
2d 12h$439–830Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain Cardinal
2d 17h$995–2,020Drive 2,527.9 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Charlottesvillecar 2,527.9 mi
40h 17m$462–667Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
9h 43m$240–686Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane LAX - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
10h 45m$283–1,153Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LAX - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 39m$272–939Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LAX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 51m$275–1,290
Los Angeles to Charlottesville by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville is to fly and train which costs $240 - $700 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Charlottesville Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to Charlottesville. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Charlottesville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Charlottesville is 2271 miles. The road distance is 2542.6 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $200 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 12h, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Charlottesville (CHO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Charlottesville Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Los Angeles to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Charlottesville is 3h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 6:38 AM in Los Angeles and 9:38 AM in Charlottesville.
Los Angeles to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Charlottesville is 2543 miles. It takes approximately 40h 17m to drive from Los Angeles to Charlottesville.
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