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How to get fromNew Carrollton to Lancasterby train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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

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  1. Train, line 18 bus

    best
    1. Take the train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from AMTRAK ETown to W. Chestnut & Water St.bus bus 18
    7h 17m

  2. Drive 96.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from New Carrollton to Lancastercar car 96.7 mi
    2h 14m
    $18–26

  3. Bus, train, line 18 bus

    1. Take the bus from Carrollton Pkwy+Lamont Dr to Takoma+Bay Dbus bus P42
    2. Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Harrisburg to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from AMTRAK ETown to W. Chestnut & Water St.bus bus 18
    8h 39m

  4. Bus, line 18 bus

    1. Take the bus from Riverdale Rd+Lamont Dr to Silver Spring+Bay 223bus bus P30
    2. Take the bus from Silver Spring to Baltimorebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from AMTRAK ETown to W. Chestnut & Water St.bus bus 18
    8h 42m

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  • Distance: 235.2 mi
  • Duration: 7h 17m

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

You can take a bus from Riverdale Rd+Lamont Dr to W. Chestnut & Water St. via Silver Spring, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Harrisburg Bus Station, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, and AMTRAK ETown in around 8h 42m.

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