There are 10 ways to get from Idaho Falls to Washington by plane, bus, train, 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 Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane IDA - DCA
8h 21m$279–838Fly Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane IDA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
8h 22m$191–1,390Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Innbus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 10h$1,013–1,670Drive 2,143.2 mi
- Drive from Idaho Falls to Washingtoncar 2,143.2 mi
35h 15m$392–565Fly Idaho Falls to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane IDA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
8h 46m$201–891Bus to Jackson Hole Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WYbus
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane JAC - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
8h 14m$449–1,164Bus to Jackson Hole Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WYbus
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane JAC - DCA
9h 20m$387–1,661Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SLC - DCA
9h 14m$243–981Bus, train
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Innbus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
2d 10h$1,313–2,130Bus, train via Spokane
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte to Spokanebus
- Take the train from Spokane to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
2d 19h$1,528–2,441
Idaho Falls to Washington by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Idaho Falls to Washington is to drive which costs $390 - $600 and takes 35h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Idaho Falls to Washington is to bus and fly and subway which takes 8h 14m and costs $440 - $1,200.
The distance between Idaho Falls and Washington is 1847 miles. The road distance is 2155.8 miles.
The best way to get from Idaho Falls to Washington without a car is to bus and train via Chicago which takes 2 days 10h and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Idaho Falls to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 2h ahead of Idaho Falls. It is currently 8:35 PM in Idaho Falls and 10:35 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Idaho Falls to Washington is 2156 miles. It takes approximately 35h 15m to drive from Idaho Falls to Washington.
There are 1626+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Idaho Falls, ID, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Idaho Falls to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Idaho Falls to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Idaho Falls to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Idaho Falls to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Idaho Falls to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson Airport, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
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