There are 7 ways to get from Fort Smith to Washington by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)FSM - DCA
5h 15m$227–1,109Fly Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)FSM - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
8h 9m$119–1,111Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot to Memphis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
26h 48m$169–446Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Smith to Kansas City
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Warrensburg Chamber Of Commerce
- Take the train from Warrensburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
36h 38m$237–672Drive 1,143.4 mi
- Drive from Fort Smith to Washington1,143.4 mi
19h 1m$209–302Fly Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)FSM - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
8h 17m$129–617Bus to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Smith to Fayetteville
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)XNA - DCA
5h 3m$274–1,226
Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Smith to Washington is to drive which costs $200 - $310 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Smith to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $270 - $1,300.
The distance between Fort Smith and Washington is 993 miles. The road distance is 1150.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Smith to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 26h 48m and costs $160 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Fort Smith to Washington, including transfers.
The best way to get from Fort Smith to Washington is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $220 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $450 and takes 26h 48m.
Washington is 1h ahead of Fort Smith. It is currently 5:46 AM in Fort Smith and 6:46 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Smith to Washington is 1150 miles. It takes approximately 19h 1m to drive from Fort Smith to Washington.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Fort Smith, AR, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
American Airlines flies from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Fort Smith to Washington Union Station via Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot, Memphis Bus Station, and Nashville Bus Station in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Warrensburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- 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
- $5–70
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Warrensburg Chamber Of Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Fort Smith to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Fort Smith to Fayetteville
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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