There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Alberta by plane, train, bus, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DCA - YYC
7h 53m$582–2,013Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, 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 34m$347–1,115Train, 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 to Calgarycar 3,664.7 km
39h 29m$709–1,024Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane DCA - YEG
8h 13m$773–1,572Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)plane DCA - YMM
8h 43m$594–2,463Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to West Glacier Amtraktrain
- Drive from Lake McDonald Lodge to Pincher Creek, ABcar
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
2d 11h$820–1,763Train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Edmontontrain
- Take the train from Edmonton to Calgarytrain
9d 21h
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Alberta is to subway and fly which costs $340 - $1,200 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Alberta is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $550 - $2,100.
No, there is no direct train from Washington station to Alberta. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Calgary via New York Penn Station, Toronto Union Station and Edmonton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 days 21h.
The distance between Washington and Alberta is 3188 km. The road distance is 3664.7 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Alberta without a car is to train which takes 9 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Washington to Alberta, including transfers.
Washington to Alberta train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Alberta is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $550 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 9 days 21h.
Alberta is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 1:11 PM in Washington and 11:11 AM in Alberta.
Washington to Alberta train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Alberta, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Calgary via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Toronto Union Station, and Edmonton in around 9d 21h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Ottawa, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Ottawa, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
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
- $280–650
- 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
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to West Glacier Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $40–400
- Business Class
- $120–480
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $130–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $130–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
Train from Toronto Union Station to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $280–460
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $280–460
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $370–460
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $340–400
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Edmonton to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
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