There are 11 ways to get from Metuchen to Dale City by train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, plane, train (Amtrak), or subway
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Metropark Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the bus from 14th St @ F St NW to Minnieville Rd @ Smoketown Rdbus 971
5h 21m$61–723Drive 227.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Metuchen to Dale Citycar 227.3 mi
4h 15m$42–60Bus
- Take the bus from New Brunswick to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus 2609 / ...
- Take the bus from 14th St @ New York Ave NW to Minnieville Rd @ Elm Farm Rdbus 971
7h 8m$46–74Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, line 95 bus
- Take the train from Metuchen to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane EWR - DCA
- Take the bus from Franconia Springfield Metro Departures to Potomac Mills Rd @ Metro Plazabus
4h 57m$936–1,745Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from New Brunswick Amtrak Station to Woodbridge Amtraktrain Northeast Regional
5h 48m$84–170Train, bus via Philadelphia
- Take the train from Metuchen to Trenton Transit Centertrain Nec
- Take the train from Trenton Transit Center to Suburban Stationtrain Tre
- Take the bus from Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DCbus
- Take the bus from 14th St @ F St NW to Dale Blvd @ Cherrydale Drbus 971
8h 49m$57–140Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane EWR - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
5h 33m$634–1,542Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Metuchen to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane JFK - DCA
5h 59m$932–2,551Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, line 95 bus
- Take the train from Metuchen to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LGA - DCA
- Take the bus from Franconia Springfield Metro Departures to Potomac Mills Rd @ Metro Plazabus
6h 32m$101–599Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Metuchen to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane JFK - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
6h 46m$980–1,248Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Metuchen to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LGA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 18m$74–396
Metuchen to Dale City by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metuchen to Dale City is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Metuchen to Dale City is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs $40 - $60.
No, there is no direct bus from Metuchen to Dale City. However, there are services departing from Main St At Rt-27 and arriving at Minnieville Rd @ Elm Farm Rd via New Brunswick, H St NE+Union Station Garage and 14th St @ New York Ave NW. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Metuchen to Dale City. However, there are services departing from Metuchen and arriving at Woodbridge Amtrak via New Brunswick Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Metuchen and Dale City is 231 miles. The road distance is 228.7 miles.
The best way to get from Metuchen to Dale City without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 21m and costs $60 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Metuchen to Dale City, including transfers.
Metuchen to Dale City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New Brunswick station.
Metuchen to Dale City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from New Brunswick Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Metuchen to Dale City is to bus which takes 7h 8m and costs $45 - $75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $80 - $170 and takes 5h 48m.
What companies run services between Metuchen, NJ, USA and Dale City, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main St At Rt-27 to Minnieville Rd @ Elm Farm Rd via George St At Albany St, New Brunswick, Washington Union Station, H St NE+Union Station Garage, Franklin Square+Bay A, and 14th St @ New York Ave NW in around 7h 8m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from New Brunswick Amtrak Station to Woodbridge Amtrak twice a week. Tickets cost $70–150 and the journey takes 3h 58m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Metropark Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Brunswick Amtrak Station to Woodbridge Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Metropark Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Metuchen to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
Train from Metuchen to Trenton Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–16
Train from Metuchen to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–15
Train from Metuchen to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–15
Train from Metuchen to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–15
Train from Metuchen to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–15
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from Trenton Transit Center to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://wwww.septa.org/info/world-cup-soccer-septa/
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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 Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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 Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $5–9
- Phone
- +1 703-730-6664
- Website
- omniride.com
Bus from 14th St @ F St NW to Minnieville Rd @ Smoketown Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.omniride.com/
Bus from 14th St @ New York Ave NW to Minnieville Rd @ Elm Farm Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.omniride.com/
Bus from Franconia Springfield Metro Departures to Potomac Mills Rd @ Metro Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.omniride.com/
Bus from 14th St @ F St NW to Dale Blvd @ Cherrydale Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.omniride.com/
Bus from Franconia Springfield Metro Departures to Potomac Mills Rd @ Metro Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://www.omniride.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Brunswick to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- [email protected]
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Metuchen to Dale City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Metuchen to Dale City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Woodbridge Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metuchen to Dale City is 229 miles. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Metuchen to Dale City.
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