There are 8 ways to get from Columbia to Washington by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Drive to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Drive from Columbia to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)car
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HSV - DCA
3h 40m$144–720Drive to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Drive from Columbia to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)car
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane HSV - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
4h 33m$101–483Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Columbia to Nashville Bus Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roanoke to Washington Union Stationtrain
16h 16m$266–437Drive 675 mi
- Drive from Columbia to Washingtoncar 675 mi
12h 34m$124–178Bus to Nashville, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14bus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BNA - DCA
4h 56m$848–1,156Bus to Nashville, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14bus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BNA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
5h 52m$125–479Bus to Nashville, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14bus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BNA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 1m$200–1,158Bus
- Take the bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14bus 95
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0600
17h 34m$148–246
Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Washington is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 3h 40m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbia to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride and arriving at Washington Union Station via Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 34m.
The distance between Columbia and Washington is 693 miles. The road distance is 678.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbia to Washington without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 16h 16m and costs $260 - $440.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Columbia to Washington, including transfers.
Columbia to Washington bus services, operated by WeGo Transit, depart from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride station.
Columbia to Washington bus services, operated by WeGo Transit, arrive at Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14 station.
Washington is 1h ahead of Columbia. It is currently 6:47 AM in Columbia and 7:47 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbia to Washington is 679 miles. It takes approximately 12h 34m to drive from Columbia to Washington.
What companies run services between Columbia, TN, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Columbia to Washington Union Station via Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride, Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13, Fulton Station Outbound, and Nashville Bus Station in around 17h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Nashville to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Roanoke to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 615-862-5950
- Website
- wegotransit.com
Bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wegotransit.com/
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wegotransit.com/
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wegotransit.com/
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Spring Hill Kroger Park And Ride to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wegotransit.com/
- Adult
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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