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How to get fromBoston to Potomacby plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, subway, train or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Potomac by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, subway, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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  1. Fly Boston Logan Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planeBOS - DCA
    4h 20m
    $108–688

  2. Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
    2. Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)planePVD - BWI
    3. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
    6h 6m
    $54–1,389

  3. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Boston to Washington Union StationtrainAcela
    8h 3m
    $68–910

  4. Bus via Brookline (Flixbus)

    1. Take the bus from Brookline to Washington Union StationbusFlixBus N2605
    11h 39m
    $62–140

  5. Drive 438.7 mi

    1. Drive from Boston to Potomaccar438.7 mi
    8h 8m
    $81–116

  6. Fly Boston Logan Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway

    1. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)planeBOS - IAD
    2. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
    4h 56m
    $198–472

  7. Fly Boston Logan Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)planeBOS - BWI
    2. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
    4h 55m
    $108–917

  8. Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    1. Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
    2. Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planePVD - DCA
    5h 28m
    $99–1,120

  9. Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
    2. Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)planePVD - IAD
    3. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
    6h 13m
    $64–894

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Boston to Washington Union StationbusGreyhound US0235
    11h 57m
    $55–128

Boston to Potomac by train, subway, and bus (Amtrak)

Calendar111Weekly Services
Duration8h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Potomac, Montgomery County, MD, USA?

American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Delta fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) hourly. Alternatively, Amtrak Acela operates a train from Boston to Washington Union Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost $100–900 and the journey takes 6h 54m. Amtrak Northeast Regional also services this route every 4 hours.

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