There are 11 ways to get from Washington to Matamoros by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane DCA - BRO
7h 13m$5,202–21,449Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
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 Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane IAD - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
10h 20m$2,927–10,430Bus via LaGrange
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to La Grange Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from La Grange Bus Station to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Brownsville Bus Stationbus
34h 16m$5,318–8,024Train, bus via Victoria
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Victoria to Brownsville Bus Stationbus
43h 2m$9,198–16,906Drive 2,779.6 km
- Drive from Washington to Matamoroscar 2,779.6 km
30h 56m$5,377–7,767Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane DCA - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
7h 55m$4,544–16,928Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island 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 Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane IAD - BRO
9h$2,977–13,080Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane BWI - BRO
9h 13m$3,869–22,336Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane BWI - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsvillebus
9h 43m$3,319–22,186Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Matamorosbus
45h 3m$6,497–8,459Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)bus
2d 1h$10,020–19,241
Washington to Matamoros by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Matamoros is to bus via LaGrange which costs $5000 - $8000 and takes 34h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Matamoros is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $5000 - $22000.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Matamoros station. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Brownsville Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station, La Grange Bus Station and Houston - Telephone Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 16m.
The distance between Washington and Matamoros is 2393 km. The road distance is 2779.6 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Matamoros without a car is to bus via LaGrange which takes 34h 16m and costs $5000 - $8000.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Washington to Matamoros, including transfers.
Washington to Matamoros bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Matamoros is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $5000 - $22000. Alternatively, you can bus via LaGrange, which costs $5000 - $8000 and takes 34h 16m.
Washington to Matamoros bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Matamoros is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 8:31 AM in Washington and 7:31 AM in Matamoros.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Brownsville Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station, La Grange Bus Station, and Houston - Telephone Rd in around 34h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via New Orleans, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Atlanta, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Pittsburgh, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Knoxville, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,100
- 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
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $41–45
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
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $41–45
- 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
- $30–150
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $30–150
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $30–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–9,500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $110–7,500
- First Class
- $1,700–9,500
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–9,500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $110–7,500
- First Class
- $1,700–9,500
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,400–3,500
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $2,400–3,500
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $1,400–2,000
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,600
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $2,500–3,600
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,600
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $2,600–3,600
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Matamoros(Hotel Los Lirios)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $1,600–2,300
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to La Grange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from La Grange Bus Station to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Brownsville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Victoria to Brownsville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas to Matamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,280
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
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