There are 8 ways to get from Grinnell to Washington by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus to Des Moines, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DSM - DCA
5h 38m$236–1,126Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0164
24h 40m$145–295Bus, train via Rockville Amtrak
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123S
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain Floridian
24h 31m$272–580Drive 958.8 mi
- Drive from Grinnell to Washingtoncar 958.8 mi
16h 24m$175–253Bus to Des Moines, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane DSM - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
8h 19m$208–1,478Bus to Des Moines, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane DSM - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
8h 39m$188–829Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CID - DCA
7h 36mBus, train
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
25h 44m$275–575
Grinnell to Washington by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grinnell to Washington is to bus which costs $140 - $300 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Grinnell to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $230 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Grinnell to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Grinnell and arriving at Washington Union Station via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 40m.
The distance between Grinnell and Washington is 973 miles. The road distance is 964.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grinnell to Washington without a car is to bus and train via Rockville Amtrak which takes 24h 31m and costs $270 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Grinnell to Washington, including transfers.
Grinnell to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Grinnell station.
Grinnell to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Washington is 1h ahead of Grinnell. It is currently 2:06 AM in Grinnell and 3:06 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Grinnell to Washington is 964 miles. It takes approximately 16h 24m to drive from Grinnell to Washington.
What companies run services between Grinnell, IA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from Grinnell to Washington Union Station via Chicago Bus Station in around 24h 40m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Des Moines to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Des Moines to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Des Moines to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–490
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
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
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
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