There are 6 ways to get from Lee's Summit to Washington by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), train, car, or subway
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Line 550 bus, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from On 350 Hwy And Chipman Southbound to On Grand At 9Th Southbound Farsidebus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCI - DCA
5h 31m$270–1,400Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MCI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
6h 41m$122–658Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Lee's Summit Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
29h 9m$291–674Train, bus
- Take the train from Lee's Summit Station to Summit Amtraktrain Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0164
29h 24m$234–494Drive 1,036.2 mi
- Drive from Lee's Summit to Washingtoncar 1,036.2 mi
18h 10m$190–274Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 32m$172–1,042
Lee's Summit to Washington by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lee's Summit to Washington is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lee's Summit to Washington is to line 550 bus and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $270 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from Lee's Summit station to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Lee's Summit Station and arriving at Washington Union Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 9m.
The distance between Lee's Summit and Washington is 994 miles. The road distance is 1042.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lee's Summit to Washington without a car is to train which takes 29h 9m and costs $290 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Lee's Summit to Washington, including transfers.
Lee's Summit to Washington train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Lee's Summit Station.
Washington is 1h ahead of Lee's Summit. It is currently 2:33 PM in Lee's Summit and 3:33 PM in Washington.
Lee's Summit to Washington train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lee's Summit to Washington is 1042 miles. It takes approximately 18h 10m to drive from Lee's Summit to Washington.
What companies run services between Lee's Summit, MO, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a train from Lee's Summit Station to Washington Union Station via Chicago Union Station in around 29h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lee's Summit Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- 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
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lee's Summit Station to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- 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
- $6–16
- 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
- 42 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
- +1 816-221-0660
- Website
- ridekc.org
Bus from On 350 Hwy And Chipman Southbound to On Grand At 9Th Southbound Farside
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ridekc.org
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
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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