There are 10 ways to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville by train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, 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.
Train via Washington (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain Crescent / ...
6h 51m$71–731Drive 237.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesvillecar 237.8 mi
4h 35m$44–63Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
- Take the bus from DC Union Station to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus Virginia Breeze
10h 6m$50–102Line 117 bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Penn State University to Chester Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane PHL - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Charlottesvillebus
7h 3mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Charlottesvilletrain Northeast Regional / ...
7h 20m$87–177Bus via Wilmington Bus Station
- Take the bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0305 / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus Greyhound US0600
10h 51m$44–85Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PHL - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Centerbus
7h 43m$76–432Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PHL - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
7h 4m$113–679Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane IAD - CHO
6h 46m$100–962Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane LGA - CHO
6h 59m$124–1,043
Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville by bus, foot, and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville is to bus via Wilmington Bus Station which costs $40 - $85 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Penn State University and arriving at Downtown Transit Station via 69th St Transit Center South Terminal, Philadelphia Bus Station, DC Union Station and BRSC at Arlington Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville. However, there are services departing from Media and arriving at Charlottesville via 30th Street Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 51m.
The distance between Penn State University (Station) and Charlottesville is 266 miles. The road distance is 239.2 miles.
The best way to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville without a car is to train via Washington which takes 6h 51m and costs $70 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville is to train via Washington which takes 6h 51m and costs $70 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $110 and takes 10h 6m.
What companies run services between Penn State University (Station), PA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Penn State University to Charlottesville via Baltimore Pk & Orange St, Media, 30th Street Station, and Washington Union Station in around 6h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Penn State University to Downtown Transit Station via 69th St Transit Center, 69th St Transit Center South Terminal, Chestnut St & 12th St, Philadelphia Bus Station, DC Union Station, Barracks Road Shopping Center, and BRSC at Arlington Southbound in around 10h 6m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from DC Union Station to Barracks Road Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $22–50
Bus from Dulles Airport to Barracks Road Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $19–45
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Bus from Penn State University to Chester Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://wwww.septa.org/info/world-cup-soccer-septa/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Richmond to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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More Questions & Answers
Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville is 239 miles. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Penn State University (Station) to Charlottesville.
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