There are 8 ways to get from Carroll to Washington by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, shuttle, or subway
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Drive to Omaha, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Drive from Carroll to Omaha-Airport-OMAcar
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane OMA - DCA
4h 31m$328–1,625Drive 1,068.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Carroll to Washingtoncar 1,068.7 mi
19h 14m$195–282Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Carroll to Ames Middle Schooltaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
29h 56m$329–567Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Carroll to Ames Middle Schooltaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
33h 25m$476–962Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the taxi from Carroll to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane FOD - DCA
5h 51m$338–1,175Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the taxi from Carroll to Boone, IAtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DSM - DCA
5h 53m$506–1,963Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Drive from Carroll to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CID - DCA
5h 26m$281–1,445Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the taxi from Carroll to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane FOD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 11m$240–673
Omaha (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carroll to Washington is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Carroll to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 4h 31m and costs $320 - $1,700.
The distance between Carroll and Washington is 1112 miles. The road distance is 1074.9 miles.
The best way to get from Carroll to Washington without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 29h 56m and costs $320 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Carroll to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 1h ahead of Carroll. It is currently 10:48 PM in Carroll and 11:48 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Carroll to Washington is 1075 miles. It takes approximately 19h 14m to drive from Carroll to Washington.
There are 1410+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Carroll, IA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Carroll to Washington. However, you can drive to Omaha-Airport-OMA airport then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Ames Middle School, take the line 1 bus to Kingland Systems, walk to Ames, take the bus to Des Moines, take the bus to Chicago Bus Station, then take the bus to Washington Union Station.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- 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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $120–180
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