There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Missoula by plane, 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 Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane DCA - MSO
7h 58m$257–1,122Subway 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 Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane IAD - MSO
10h 26m$132–608Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Missoulabus
2d 13h$611–1,431Drive 2,226.6 mi
- Drive from Washington to Missoulacar 2,226.6 mi
36h 38m$407–587Train 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 Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane BWI - MSO
9h 30m$142–1,195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Missoulabus
2d 13h$500–1,183
Washington to Missoula by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Missoula is to subway and fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Missoula is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Missoula is 1955 miles. The road distance is 2239.6 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Missoula without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $600 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Washington to Missoula, including transfers.
Missoula is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 10:05 PM in Washington and 8:05 PM in Missoula.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Missoula is 2240 miles. It takes approximately 36h 38m to drive from Washington to Missoula.
There are 71+ hotels available in Missoula.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Missoula, MT, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Missoula International Airport (MSO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
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
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- 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
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $320–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Missoula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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