There are 8 ways to get from Hays to Washington by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Hays Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HYS - DCA
7h 32m$289–1,222Fly Hays Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane HYS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
6h 54m$161–680Bus
- Take the bus from Hays to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Stationbus
31h 58m$226–458Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hays to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
36h 18m$386–823Drive 1,306.5 mi
- Drive from Hays to Washingtoncar 1,306.5 mi
22h 18m$239–345Drive to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Drive from Hays to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)car
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ICT - DCA
6h 14m$300–1,444Fly Hays Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane HYS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
7h 35m$181–1,274Bus to Salina Municipal Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Hays to Salinabus
- Fly from Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SLN - DCA
8h 1m$227–1,007
Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hays to Washington is to bus which costs $220 - $460 and takes 31h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Hays to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $300 - $1,500.
The distance between Hays and Washington is 1204 miles. The road distance is 1314.2 miles.
The best way to get from Hays to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 31h 58m and costs $220 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Hays to Washington, including transfers.
The best way to get from Hays to Washington is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $280 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $460 and takes 31h 58m.
Washington is 1h ahead of Hays. It is currently 2:55 PM in Hays and 3:55 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Hays to Washington is 1314 miles. It takes approximately 22h 18m to drive from Hays to Washington.
There are 2934+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Hays, KS, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
United Airlines and Frontier Airlines fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Hays to Washington Union Station via Hays, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 31h 58m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Salina Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Salina Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Salina Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- 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
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- 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
- 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 Hays to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Hays to Salina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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