There are 8 ways to get from Palmdale to Washington by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAX - DCA
8h 24m$313–1,329Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LAX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
9h 21m$145–1,051Train, bus
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 14h$262–635Train
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
2d 16h$287–1,775Drive 2,579.5 mi
- Drive from Palmdale to Washingtoncar 2,579.5 mi
42h 28m$471–680Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LAX - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
9h 11m$325–687Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BUR - DCA
10h$341–1,516Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane ONT - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
11h 27m$230–1,526
Palmdale to Washington by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmdale to Washington is to train and fly which costs $140 - $1,100 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Palmdale to Washington is to train and fly which takes 8h 24m and costs $310 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from Palmdale station to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Palmdale Station and arriving at Washington Union Station via Los Angeles and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Palmdale and Washington is 2403 miles. The road distance is 2594.6 miles.
The best way to get from Palmdale to Washington without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $260 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Palmdale to Washington, including transfers.
Palmdale to Washington train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Palmdale Station.
Washington is 3h ahead of Palmdale. It is currently 10:34 AM in Palmdale and 1:34 PM in Washington.
Palmdale to Washington train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at L.A. Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmdale to Washington is 2595 miles. It takes approximately 42h 28m to drive from Palmdale to Washington.
What companies run services between Palmdale, CA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a train from Palmdale Station to Washington Union Station via L.A. Union Station, Los Angeles, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- 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 Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–16
Train from Palmdale Station to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
- 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
- $95–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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