There are 8 ways to get from Castlegar to Washington by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, or subway
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Drive to Spokane International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Drive from Castlegar to Spokane-Airport-GEGcar
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GEG - DCA
9h 47m$733–3,248Fly Castlegar Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane YCG - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
19h 14m$204–860Taxi, bus, drive, train
- Take the taxi from Castlegar to Salmo, BC - 519 Railway Avetaxi
- Take the bus from Salmo, BC - 519 Railway Ave to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Lake McDonald Lodgecar
- Take the train from West Glacier Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
2d 13h$480–813Drive 2,528 mi
- Drive from Castlegar to Washingtoncar 2,528 mi
42h 9m$579–836Fly Trail Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane YZZ - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
12h 46m$321–1,202Bus, bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane YXC - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
17h 57m$345–1,105Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Selkirk College Bay B to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus 99
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Lake McDonald Lodgecar
- Take the train from West Glacier Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 14h$343–642Bus, train
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
3d 6h$419–1,704
Castlegar to Washington by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castlegar to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $200 - $900 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Castlegar to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $700 - $3,300.
The distance between Castlegar and Washington is 2259 miles. The road distance is 2542.8 miles.
The best way to get from Castlegar to Washington without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $410 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Castlegar to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 3h ahead of Castlegar. It is currently 9:26 AM in Castlegar and 12:26 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Castlegar to Washington is 2543 miles. It takes approximately 42h 9m to drive from Castlegar to Washington.
There are 1181+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Castlegar, BC, Canada and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Castlegar to Washington. However, you can drive to Spokane-Airport-GEG airport then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Salmo, BC - 519 Railway Ave, take the bus to Pincher Creek, AB, drive to Lake McDonald Lodge, take the shuttle to West Glacier Amtrak, walk to West Glacier Amtrak, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Rockville Amtrak, walk to Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Trail Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Trail Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Trail Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Calgary, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from West Glacier Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
- 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
- $100–280
- 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
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Salmo, BC - 519 Railway Ave to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
- Phone
- 1-855-993-3100
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Selkirk College Bay B to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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