There are 9 ways to get from Washington to Bellingham by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane DCA - BLI
9h 34m$340–1,406Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bellingham 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 Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane IAD - BLI
10h 46m$173–759Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 18h$836–1,915Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
2d 22h$534–1,050Drive 2,783.6 mi
- Drive from Washington to Bellinghamcar 2,783.6 mi
45h 44m$508–734Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DCA - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
9h 25m$362–1,451Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane IAD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
11h 2m$192–823Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BWI - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
10h 51m$222–1,410Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane IAD - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 3m$343–1,058
Washington to Bellingham by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Bellingham is to subway and fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Bellingham is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 25m and costs $360 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Bellingham. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Bellingham Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Washington and Bellingham is 2350 miles. The road distance is 2799.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Bellingham without a car is to train which takes 2 days 18h and costs $800 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Washington to Bellingham, including transfers.
Washington to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Bellingham is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $340 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $800 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 18h, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 22h.
Washington to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Bellingham is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 6:11 PM in Washington and 3:11 PM in Bellingham.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Bellingham Station via Chicago Union Station, Everett Amtrak Station, Bellingham Amtrak Station, and Fairhaven Transportation Center in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- 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
- $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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 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 Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
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