There are 10 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 26m$135–821Drive 389.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Banner Elk to Washingtoncar 389.1 mi
7h 28m$71–103Bus
- 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$184–257Bus, train via Greensboro
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to Alexandriatrain
13h 14m$238–430Bus 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 10m$236–915Drive 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 23m$181–1,130Bus 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 9m$468–823Bus 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 10m$208–1,057Bus, train
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus Boone
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Crescent / ...
13h 21m$200–331Bus via Richmond
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Charlotte Airportbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mktbus
- Take the bus from The Plaza at Main Street Station to Washington Union Stationbus
14h 32m$232–304
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 which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Banner Elk to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs $130 - $850.
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 26m 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 1174+ 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
- $120–800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
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 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Greensboro to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 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
- 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
Bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mkt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
Bus from The Plaza at Main Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–29
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
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