Letter of Invitation for Visa Applications
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By Air
You can fly directly to Charlottesville via
commercial air service into Charlottesville
Albemarle Airport (CHO, 434-973-8342), about 8 miles north of
town, with direct service from Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC, Cincinnati
OH, Detroit MI, New York LaGuardia NY, Philadelphia PA, and Washington
Dulles. CHO is served by Northwest, Delta, United Express and US
Airways Express. Avis, Hertz, and National offer rentals cars at the Charlottesville airport. Taxi service is also avilable to the Omni Hotel.
You can also fly into Washington Dulles
International Airport (IAD, 703-572-2700, 2 hour drive), Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA, 703-417-8000, 2.3 hour drive), or Richmond
International Airport (RIC, 804-226-3000, 1.3 hour drive). If you
do so, you should probably rent a car (all major brands are available)
and drive to Charlottesville (see maps and driving instructions
below). This is the U.S., so public transportation is
pathetic. Specifically, there is no bus or train service directly from
any of the above airports. Van service from the airport may be
arranged with Van on the Go
(Charlottesville: 434-979-5466; Nationwide: 800-459-5645. The Omni Hotel is located in Zone-1), although
their prices are outrageous ($200-$300 USD one-way).
Directions From airports:
- MAP from CHO-Downtown
- MAP from IAD-Downtown
- MAP from DCA-Downtown
- MAP from RIC-Downtown
By Car
By Bus
Greyhound
(800) 231-2222 / (800) 229-9424
310 Main Street W. Charlottesville, VA 22903
For local info only (434) 295-5131
By Train
Amtrak
(800) 872-7245
810 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22901
For station information (434) 206-4559
