There are 9 ways to get from Ludington to Charlottesville by car, plane, train, taxi, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Traverse City, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
best- Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane TVC - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
7h 18m$146–691Drive 743.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ludington to Charlottesvillecar 743.9 mi
14h 8m$136–197Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
29h 13m$266–471Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Big Rapidstaxi
- Take the bus from Big Rapids to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
29h 32m$396–770Taxi to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)taxi
- Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane MBL - CHO
6h 17m$166–522Taxi to Muskegon, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane MKG - CHO
5h 13m$222–560Taxi, bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City to Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GRR - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 47m$240–768Car ferry, bus, bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane ORD - CHO
11h 48m$233–652Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukeebus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
29h 59m$342–770
Traverse City (TVC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ludington to Charlottesville is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ludington to Charlottesville is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Ludington and Charlottesville is 800 miles. The road distance is 748.2 miles.
The best way to get from Ludington to Charlottesville without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 29h 13m and costs $260 - $480.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Ludington to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ludington to Charlottesville is 748 miles. It takes approximately 14h 8m to drive from Ludington to Charlottesville.
There are 105+ hotels available in Charlottesville.
What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ludington to Charlottesville. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Yellow/Blue Line Track 2 Platform-Trains South Toward Alexandria, take the subway to King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform, walk to Alexandria, then take the train to Charlottesville. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Reed City, MI, take the bus to Kalamazoo Metro Transit, take the bus to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Washington Union Station, then take the bus to Charlottesville Union Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Muskegon to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Muskegon to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Big Rapids to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Reed City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
Car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $60–160
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