There are 8 ways to get from Fort Collins to Washington by taxi, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, 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.
Taxi to Cheyenne Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the taxi from Fort Collins to Cheyenne-Airport-CYS
- Fly from Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)CYS - DCA
6h 48m$351–1,242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
40h 25m$170–504Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
39h 25m$230–754Drive 1,652.5 mi
- Drive from Fort Collins to Washington1,652.5 mi
27h 52m$302–436Bus to Denver, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)DEN - DCA
5h 41m$291–1,256Taxi to Cheyenne Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the taxi from Fort Collins to Cheyenne-Airport-CYS
- Fly from Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)CYS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
7h$253–750Bus to Denver, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)DEN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
6h 24m$183–714Bus to Denver, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)DEN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
6h 31m$313–1,408
Fort Collins to Washington by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Collins to Washington is to bus which costs $170 - $550 and takes 40h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Collins to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $290 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Collins to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center and arriving at Washington Union Station via Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 25m.
The distance between Fort Collins and Washington is 1528 miles. The road distance is 1662.2 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Collins to Washington without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 25m and costs $230 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Fort Collins to Washington, including transfers.
Fort Collins to Washington bus services, operated by Bustang, depart from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center station.
Fort Collins to Washington bus services, operated by Bustang, arrive at Union Station.
Washington is 2h ahead of Fort Collins. It is currently 4:50 PM in Fort Collins and 6:50 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Collins to Washington is 1662 miles. It takes approximately 27h 52m to drive from Fort Collins to Washington.
What companies run services between Fort Collins, CO, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Washington Union Station via Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station in around 40h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Denver to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Denver to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Denver to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Denver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Denver to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–330
- 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
- $100–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- 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.html
- 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
ZTrip
- Phone
- +1 970-224-2222
- Website
- ztrip.com
ZTrip
- Phone
- +1 970-224-2222
- Website
- ztrip.com
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