There are 5 ways to get from Calgary to Washington by plane, bus, car, train, or subway
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Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane YYC - DCA
9h$313–1,103Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane YYC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
10h 18m$175–1,255Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 5h$267–554Drive 2,279.6 mi
- Drive from Calgary to Washingtoncar 2,279.6 mi
39h 22m$522–754Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane YYC - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 52m$225–811
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $220 - $850 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 7h 52m and costs $220 - $850.
The distance between Calgary and Washington is 1991 miles. The road distance is 2292.9 miles.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Calgary to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 2h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 7:20 PM in Calgary and 9:20 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Washington is 2293 miles. It takes approximately 39h 22m to drive from Calgary to Washington.
There are 513+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Washington, DC, USA?
United Airlines, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–2,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- 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
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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