There are 9 ways to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane STL - DCA
6h 17m$260–1,346Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0600
20h 9m$102–302Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain Floridian
23h 58m$149–390Drive 798.9 mi
- Drive from Carbondale to Silver Springcar 798.9 mi
14h 17m$146–211Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane STL - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 53m$240–1,054Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane STL - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 13m$150–750Bus to Nashville, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BNA - DCA
8h 6m$161–898Fly Williamson County Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MWA - DCA
5h 45m$237–1,148Fly Williamson County Regional Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MWA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
6h 43m$137–602
Carbondale to Silver Spring by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $230 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Carbondale to Silver Spring. However, there are services departing from Carbondale and arriving at Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via Chicago Union Station and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 58m.
The distance between Carbondale and Silver Spring is 845 miles. The road distance is 803.5 miles.
The best way to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring without a car is to bus which takes 20h 9m and costs $100 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring, including transfers.
Carbondale to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Carbondale station.
The best way to get from Carbondale to Silver Spring is to bus which takes 20h 9m and costs $100 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $390 and takes 23h 58m, you could also fly, which costs $230 - $1,200 and takes 5h 45m.
Silver Spring is 1h ahead of Carbondale. It is currently 9:02 AM in Carbondale and 10:02 AM in Silver Spring.
Carbondale to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Carbondale, IL, USA and Silver Spring, MD, USA?
You can take a bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via Nashville Bus Station, Washington Union Station, and Union Station, Red Line Center Platform in around 20h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carbondale to Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform in around 23h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1 202 466 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
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $25–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Carbondale to Silver Spring is 804 miles. It takes approximately 14h 17m to drive from Carbondale to Silver Spring.
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