There are 8 ways to get from National City to Silver Spring by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SAN - DCA
7h 45m$456–2,014Fly San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SAN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
7h 48m$216–1,462Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station 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 Silver Spring Bus Stationbus
2d 17h$494–970Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
2d 17h$830–1,818Drive 2,593.1 mi
- Drive from National City to Silver Springcar 2,593.1 mi
42h 59m$474–684Fly San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SAN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
8h 6m$226–968Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
10h 27m$363–1,413Fly San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SAN - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
10h 11m$272–1,093
National City to Silver Spring by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from National City to Silver Spring is to fly and subway which costs $220 - $1,000 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from National City to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $450 - $2,100.
No, there is no direct bus from National City to Silver Spring station. However, there are services departing from 8th St & E Av and arriving at Silver Spring Bus Station via San Diego, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from National City station to Silver Spring. However, there are services departing from 8th Street Station and arriving at Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via San Diego, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between National City and Silver Spring is 2306 miles. The road distance is 2608.3 miles.
The best way to get from National City to Silver Spring without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $490 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from National City to Silver Spring, including transfers.
National City to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, depart from San Diego station.
National City to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
The best way to get from National City to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $450 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $490 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train, which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between National City, CA, USA and Silver Spring, MD, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 8th St & E Av to Silver Spring Bus Station via 12th & Imperial Transit Center, San Diego, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- 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
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- 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
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Silver Spring Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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More Questions & Answers
National City to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Greyhound Mexico, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Silver Spring is 3h ahead of National City. It is currently 11:07 PM in National City and 2:07 AM in Silver Spring.
National City to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between National City to Silver Spring is 2608 miles. It takes approximately 42h 59m to drive from National City to Silver Spring.
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