There are 9 ways to get from Washington to Hayward by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, or car
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DCA - SFO
7h 41m$248–973Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
9h 11m$135–576Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Hayward Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$492–981Train, BART
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Haywardsubway
3d$675–1,590Drive 2,803.4 mi
- Drive from Washington to Haywardcar 2,803.4 mi
44h 38m$512–739Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
8h 38m$329–1,954Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IAD - OAK
9h 59m$245–1,015Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
9h 7m$145–1,163Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BWI - OAK
9h 49m$265–1,652
Washington to Hayward by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Hayward is to subway and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Hayward is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $240 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Hayward station. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Hayward Bus Station via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Washington station to Hayward. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Hayward via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Washington and Hayward is 2489 miles. The road distance is 2819.7 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Hayward without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $490 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Washington to Hayward, including transfers.
Washington to Hayward bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Hayward train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Hayward is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $240 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $490 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Hayward, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Hayward Bus Station via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
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
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Hayward
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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
- 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 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
- $35–75
- 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
- $95–190
- 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
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Hayward Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Washington to Hayward bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Hayward is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 5:46 PM in Washington and 2:46 PM in Hayward.
Washington to Hayward train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Hayward is 2820 miles. It takes approximately 44h 38m to drive from Washington to Hayward.
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