There are 5 ways to get from Washington DC to Calgary by subway, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane IAD - YYC
8h 38m$448–1,361Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DCA - YYC
9h 56m$389–1,655Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
2d 6hDrive 3,664.7 km
- Drive from Washington DC to Calgarycar 3,664.7 km
39h 29m$720–1,040Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BWI - YYC
10h 25m$480–2,154
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington DC to Calgary is to drive which costs $700 - $1,100 and takes 39h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Washington DC to Calgary is to subway and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Washington DC and Calgary is 3194 km. The road distance is 3664.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Washington DC to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 2h behind Washington DC. It is currently 3:20 AM in Washington DC and 1:20 AM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington DC to Calgary is 3665 km. It takes approximately 39h 29m to drive from Washington DC to Calgary.
There are 980+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Washington DC, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) hourly.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–12
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–270
- Business Class
- $60–320
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–650
- First Class
- $140–800
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
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