One passenger pays between $34.65 and $38.55, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 163 km and are run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 10, 2026
$34.65 to $38.55
- 21%Moves across the booking window
21%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $38.55Wed7
- about $43.10Thu8
- about $41.80Fri9
- about $34.65Sat10
- about $34.65Sun11
- about $34.65Mon12
- about $34.65Tue13
- about $34.65Wed14
- about $34.65Thu15
- about $34.65Fri16
- about $34.65Sat17
- about $34.65Sun18
- about $34.65Mon19
- about $34.65Tue20
- about $34.65Wed21
- about $34.65Thu22
- about $34.65Fri23
- about $34.65Sat24
- about $34.65Sun25
- about $34.65Mon26
- about $34.65Tue27
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Charlottesville. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Charlottesville for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Washington D.C. to Charlottesville
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $34.6590 days
- $34.6560 days
- $34.6545 days
- $34.6530 days
- $34.6521 days
- $34.6514 days
- $34.657 days
- $41.803 days
- $38.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $34.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 21 percent. The most expensive point is $41.80, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Washington D.C. to Charlottesville and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
163 km
158 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
689,545 → 46,597
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 163 km against 158 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Charlottesville is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Charlottesville Union Station
Most of the points near Charlottesville Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Washington D.C. to Charlottesville
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
Washington D.C. to Charlottesville covers 163 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
The cheapest fare from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville is $34.65, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $34.65. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
The cheapest way from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville is by flight, at $34.65 for one passenger on October 10, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
Fares from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville bottom out around 90 days before departure, at $34.65. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 21 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville, at $34.65. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 6, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville, at $34.65 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.
Who runs service from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
3 operators sell services from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville across 1 mode: Air Wisconsin, CommuteAir, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
Every service we sell from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville use?
Services from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville by flight leave from Washington Dulles International Airport IAD and arrive at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO. Allow about 3h 10m 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.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Washington D.C. to Charlottesville allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Charlottesville is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Charlottesville and across United States
Day trips that leave Charlottesville in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Washington D.C. reaches 68 places in 22 countries on services we hold, over distances from 46 to 14,155 km. Charlottesville reaches 3 places in 1 countries, from 158 to 1,372 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Washington D.C.
- 68Places you can leave for
- 22Countries
- 45Operators
22
45Arriving in Charlottesville
Leaving Charlottesville
- 3Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators