There are 10 ways to get from Washington to Effort by train, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, subway, plane, bus, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Newark Penn Station
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to High Bridge
- Take the taxi from High Bridge to Effort
6h 8m$232–959Drive 201.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Effort201.8 mi
4h 12m$37–54Bus
- Take the bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus TerminalWashington
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Brodheadsville, PA116 / ...
7h 44m$94–162Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, taxi
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)IAD - AVP
- Take the taxi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Effort
4h$207–498Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn StationAcela
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Brodheadsville, PA116 / ...
6h 26m$95–800Bus via Philadelphia
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to PhiladelphiaFlixBus 2601 / ...
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Stroudsburg Bus StationGreyhound US0340s
10h 9m$84–123Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lancaster, drive
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lancaster (LNS)IAD - LNS
- Drive from Lancaster (LNS) to Effort
4h 50m$113–493Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)DCA - EWR
- Take the bus from Newark Airport Terminal B to Easton
- Take the taxi from Easton to Effort
5h 17m$232–748Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)DCA - LGA
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Brodheadsville, PA
6h 29m$151–696Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)DCA - JFK
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Brodheadsville, PA
6h 37m$159–715
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Effort is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 4h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Effort is to subway and fly and taxi which takes 4h and costs $200 - $500.
The distance between Washington and Effort is 305 miles. The road distance is 202.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Effort without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 8m and costs $230 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Washington to Effort, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Effort is 203 miles. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Washington to Effort.
There are 621+ hotels available in Effort.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Effort, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Union Station to Effort via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Brodheadsville, PA in around 7h 44m.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $190–700
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- 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
- $45–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to High Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–20
- 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
- 48 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
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $35–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Philadelphia to Stroudsburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Brodheadsville, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Newark Airport Terminal B to Easton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://transbridgelines.com
- Schedules at
- https://transbridgelines.com/schedules-stops/schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Yellow Cab Scranton
- Phone
- +1 570-344-0444
- Website
- facebook.com
http://www.puc.state.pa.us/
- Website
- taxifarefinder.com
Call-A-Car Taxi
- Phone
- +1 570-565-9184
- Website
- callacar.wordpress.com
Burgit's City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 570-207-2200
- Website
- facebook.com
United Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 610-434-2890
Quick Service Taxi
- Phone
- +1 610-435-8294
- Website
- quicktaxilehighvalley.com
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