New York to Richmond

The fastest journey from New York to Richmond takes 3h 53m door to door, of which 3h 11m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from New York to Richmond is €42.03, as of September 19, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €72.12. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from New York to Richmond is by flight, at €42.03 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

The fastest way from New York to Richmond is by train, at 3h 55m door to door. Only 3h 11m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €45.99.

Fares from New York to Richmond bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €35.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 181 percent, measured on September 19, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from New York to Richmond, at €51.47. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 19, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from New York to Richmond, at €36.72 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

No operator record names New York to Richmond directly. Amtrak, Breeze Airways, Endeavor Air, ExpressJet, GoJet Airlines, Republic Airways publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Every service we sell from New York to Richmond is direct, with around 60 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 53m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Traveling from New York to Richmond by train produces about 15.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 116.6 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.

Services from New York to Richmond by train leave from New York Penn Station and arrive at Richmond Main Street Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

1 of the 7 operators we sell from New York to Richmond allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.