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How to get fromFrederick to Lancasterby bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)

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There are 4 ways to get from Frederick to Lancaster by bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. Bus, line 18 bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Frederick Bayrunner Office to Baltimore Downtown Bus Terminal, Baltimore, MDbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from AMTRAK ETown to W. Chestnut & Water St.bus bus 18
    6h 47m

  2. Drive 81.4 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Frederick to Lancastercar car 81.4 mi
    2h 10m
    $15–22

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Frederick Transit Center to BWI Amtrak Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain train
    7h 26m
    $119–796

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from FREDERICK MARC eb to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain train
    8h 12m
    $69–162

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  • Distance: 164.1 mi
  • Duration: 6h 47m

What companies run services between Frederick, MD, USA and Lancaster, PA, USA?

You can take a bus from Frederick Bayrunner Office to W. Chestnut & Water St. via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Harrisburg Bus Station, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, and AMTRAK ETown in around 6h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from FREDERICK MARC eb to W. Chestnut & Mary St. via Washington Union Station, 30th Street Station, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, and AMTRAK ETown in around 8h 12m.

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