There are 9 ways to get from Olympia to Washington by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway
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Bus to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SEA - DCA
7h 11m$338–714Bus to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SEA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
8h$160–667Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave S & Jackson Stbus 594
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
2d 19h$954–2,006Bus
- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
2d 22h$474–916Drive 2,742.6 mi
- Drive from Olympia to Washingtoncar 2,742.6 mi
45h 1m$501–723Bus to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SEA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
8h 15m$210–1,366Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PDX - DCA
9h 1m$280–1,136Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PDX - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
9h 50m$192–739Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PDX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
9h 55m$242–1,488
Olympia to Washington by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olympia to Washington is to bus and fly and subway which costs $160 - $700 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Olympia to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $330 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Olympia to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Capitol Way at 11th Ave and arriving at Washington Union Station via Lakewood Station - Bay 3, Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Olympia and Washington is 2385 miles. The road distance is 2758.6 miles.
The best way to get from Olympia to Washington without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $950 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Olympia to Washington, including transfers.
Olympia to Washington bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from Lakewood Station - Bay 3.
Olympia to Washington bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St station.
Washington is 3h ahead of Olympia. It is currently 5:49 PM in Olympia and 8:49 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Olympia to Washington is 2759 miles. It takes approximately 45h 1m to drive from Olympia to Washington.
What companies run services between Olympia, WA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from Capitol Way at 11th Ave to Washington Union Station via Lakewood Station - Bay 3, Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St, Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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
- $250–500
- 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
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
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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave S & Jackson St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
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