There are 9 ways to get from Washington to Bellingham by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, or subway
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 Abbotsford International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane DCA - YXX
10h 37m$281–1,143Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bellingham International Airport
cheapest- 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 Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane IAD - BLI
11h 14m$183–504Train, bus (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 bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationbus
2d 18hBus (Greyhound)
- 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 23h$511–813Drive 2,758.7 mi
- Drive from Washington to Bellinghamcar 2,758.7 mi
46h 21m$504–728Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane DCA - BLI
9h 30m$254–1,037Fly 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$276–739Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- 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 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 6m$242–718Train 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
11h 3m$232–1,100
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Bellingham is to subway and fly which costs $180 - $550 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Bellingham is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 25m and costs $270 - $750.
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 23h.
The distance between Washington and Bellingham is 2361 miles. The road distance is 2774.8 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Bellingham without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 37m 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 10h 37m and costs $280 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $850 and takes 2 days 23h.
Washington to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Bellingham is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 9:58 AM in Washington and 6:58 AM in Bellingham.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
American Airlines, Flair Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Bellingham Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Seattle Bus Station in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Detroit, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Detroit, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
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
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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