There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Fresno by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, 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 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)DCA - FAT
8h 36m$402–1,675Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)IAD - FAT
10h 8m$213–909Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
2d 16h$265–854Train, bus via Los Angeles (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Fresno
2d 19h$341–2,220Drive 2,734.1 mi
- Drive from Washington to Fresno2,734.1 mi
44h 35m$499–721Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)BWI - FAT
10h 3m$213–1,446Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Station
3d 2h$324–2,243
Washington to Fresno by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Fresno is to bus which costs $260 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Fresno is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $400 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Fresno station. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Fresno Bus Station via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Washington and Fresno is 2334 miles. The road distance is 2750.1 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Fresno without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $260 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Washington to Fresno, including transfers.
Washington to Fresno bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Fresno is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $400 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h.
Washington to Fresno bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Fresno is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 2:30 AM in Washington and 11:30 PM in Fresno.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Fresno, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Fresno Bus Station via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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
- $100–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- 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.html
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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