There are 7 ways to get from Sunnyvale to Reston by train, plane, subway, or car
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
best- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
7h 9m$186–772Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
9h 5m$168–870Caltrain, BART, train
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
3d 2h$273–1,834Drive 2,815.7 mi
- Drive from Sunnyvale to Restoncar 2,815.7 mi
45h 8m$514–743Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
8h 1m$368–1,528Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SJC - IAD
9h 8m$239–1,012Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
8h 40m$211–1,110
Sunnyvale to Reston by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunnyvale to Reston is to Caltrain and fly and subway which costs $160 - $900 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sunnyvale to Reston is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Sunnyvale to Reston. However, there are services departing from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platform via Millbrae, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform and Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Sunnyvale and Reston is 2461 miles. The road distance is 2832.1 miles.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Reston without a car is to Caltrain and BART and train which takes 3 days 2h and costs $270 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Sunnyvale to Reston, including transfers.
Sunnyvale to Reston train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound station.
Reston is 3h ahead of Sunnyvale. It is currently 3:17 AM in Sunnyvale and 6:17 AM in Reston.
Sunnyvale to Reston train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Millbrae Caltrain Northbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunnyvale to Reston is 2832 miles. It takes approximately 45h 8m to drive from Sunnyvale to Reston.
What companies run services between Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Reston, VA, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–1,500
- 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
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $6–10
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