There are 7 ways to get from Great Falls to Washington by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GTF - DCA
6h 44m$240–750Fly Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane GTF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 35m$170–656Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 1h$515–1,050Bus, train
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
2d 1h$730–1,550Drive 2,061.9 mi
- Drive from Great Falls to Washingtoncar 2,061.9 mi
33h 42m$377–544Fly Great Falls International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane GTF - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
7h 35m$219–1,393Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MTbus
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HLN - DCA
9h 34m$274–818
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $170 - $700 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Washington is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Great Falls and Washington is 1822 miles. The road distance is 2073.9 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Washington without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 1h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Great Falls International Airport Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 44m and has one stopover.
Washington is 2h ahead of Great Falls. It is currently 5:08 PM in Great Falls and 7:08 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Washington is 2074 miles. It takes approximately 33h 42m to drive from Great Falls to Washington.
Delta, Frontier Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from Great Falls International Airport Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport.
There are 1406+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Frontier Airlines fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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