There are 8 ways to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, taxi, 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane SAN - CHO
7h 32m$199–692Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego 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 11h$414–809Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
2d 19h$983–2,117Drive 2,515.1 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Stationcar 2,515.1 mi
40h 40m$459–663Fly to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)plane SAN - SHD
- Take the taxi from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to Charlottesville Union Stationtaxi
8h 35m$307–828Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SAN - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
8h 22m$216–641Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Charlottesvilletrain
9h 7m$203–728Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
9h 16m$393–1,157
San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station is to fly and train which costs $210 - $650 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station station. However, there are services departing from San Diego 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 11h.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Charlottesville via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between San Diego and Charlottesville Union Station is 2219 miles. The road distance is 2529.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station, including transfers.
San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
The best way to get from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $190 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Charlottesville Union Station, VA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlottesville (CHO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Nashville Bus Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport via Phoenix, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Charlottesville Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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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More Questions & Answers
San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Charlottesville Union Station is 3h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:04 AM in San Diego and 10:04 AM in Charlottesville Union Station.
San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station is 2530 miles. It takes approximately 40h 40m to drive from San Diego to Charlottesville Union Station.
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