The nearest Amtrak train station is stations are in Lynchburg and Charlottesville. From there , you can take the Northeast corridor through Washington, D.C. all the way to Boston. In July 2011 Currently, the [[Smart Way Bus]] goes to Roanoke, and the city of Roanoke intends is rumored to start eventually offer Smart Way Bus bus service from Roanoke to Charlottesville that will connect with . Unlike Blacksburg Transit, the trainSmart Way bus is ''not'' free Virginia Tech affiliates. Eventually they hope , Amtrak hopes to extend train service to Roanoke and eventually Bristol, but the ; current planning is for Roanoke train service to arrive in Roanoke be offered in 2015.