There are 9 ways to get from Banner Elk to Washington by car, plane, bus, train, or subway
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Drive to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Drive from Banner Elk to Asheville-Airport-AVLcar
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane AVL - DCA
3h 22m$135–871Drive, bus
cheapest- Drive from Banner Elk to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotcar
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Washington Union Stationbus Highlands Rhythm
9h 3m$60–80Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Banner Elk to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotcar
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburgbus
- Take the bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Amtrak Stationbus Swb
- Take the train from Roanoke to Washington Union Stationtrain
11h 13m$66–349Drive 389.1 mi
- Drive from Banner Elk to Washingtoncar 389.1 mi
7h 28m$71–103Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Drive from Banner Elk to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)car
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GSP - DCA
4h 29m$201–1,230Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CLT - DCA
5h 20m$236–915Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CLT - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
6h 12m$468–723Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CLT - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 14m$208–1,097Bus
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus Boone
- Take the bus from Ichiban Sushi - Charlotte to Mobile Gas Station - Washington DCbus Charlotte
12h 31m$184–257
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banner Elk to Washington is to drive and bus which costs $60 - $80 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Banner Elk to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 3h 22m and costs $130 - $900.
The distance between Banner Elk and Washington is 468 miles. The road distance is 391.4 miles.
The best way to get from Banner Elk to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 12h 31m and costs $180 - $260.
It takes approximately 3h 22m to get from Banner Elk to Washington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Banner Elk to Washington is 391 miles. It takes approximately 7h 28m to drive from Banner Elk to Washington.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Banner Elk, NC, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Banner Elk to Pennsylvania Av NW+12 St NW via Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets, Charlotte Airport, Ichiban Sushi - Charlotte, Mobile Gas Station - Washington DC, and Pennsylvania Av SE+L'Enfant Sq SE in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Greensboro/High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Roanoke to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- info@valleymetro.com
- Website
- valleymetro.com
Bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.com
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- support@coachrun.com
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from Ichiban Sushi - Charlotte to Mobile Gas Station - Washington DC
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
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