There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Kearney by plane, train, taxi, 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 Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane DCA - EAR
6h 15m$221–946Subway 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 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane IAD - EAR
8h 2m$127–513Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Holdregetrain
- Take the taxi from Holdrege to Kearneytaxi
32h 26m$487–996Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Kearneybus
35h 55m$389–753Drive 1,317.2 mi
- Drive from Washington to Kearneycar 1,317.2 mi
22h 12m$241–348Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane BWI - EAR
8h 57m$137–1,140
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Kearney is to drive which costs $240 - $350 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kearney is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between Washington and Kearney is 1183 miles. The road distance is 1324.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Kearney without a car is to train and taxi which takes 32h 26m and costs $480 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Washington to Kearney, including transfers.
Kearney is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 2:18 PM in Washington and 1:18 PM in Kearney.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Kearney is 1325 miles. It takes approximately 22h 12m to drive from Washington to Kearney.
There are 33+ hotels available in Kearney.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kearney, NE, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Holdrege
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Kearney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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