There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, taxi, bus, or train
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 Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane SMF - CHO
8h 30m$172–643Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Stationbus
2d 16h$508–824Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
2d 23h$1,717–2,659Drive 2,705.1 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Charlottesvillecar 2,705.1 mi
42h 47m$494–714Fly to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)plane SMF - SHD
- Take the taxi from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to Charlottesvilletaxi
10h 51m$282–783Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SMF - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
12h 1mFly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 24m$231–849Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SMF - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
10h 26m$234–1,400
Sacramento to Charlottesville by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $170 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Charlottesville station. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Charlottesville. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Charlottesville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Sacramento and Charlottesville is 2347 miles. The road distance is 2720.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville, including transfers.
Sacramento to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Charlottesville is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $170 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $850 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train, which costs $1,700 - $2,700 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Charlottesville, VA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Charlottesville (CHO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Denver, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 540-849-5348
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.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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Booking & Getting There
Sacramento to Charlottesville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Charlottesville is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 3:22 AM in Sacramento and 6:22 AM in Charlottesville.
Sacramento to Charlottesville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Charlottesville is 2721 miles. It takes approximately 42h 47m to drive from Sacramento to Charlottesville.
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