There are 7 ways to get from Southfield to Washington by car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus, train, 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.
Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Drive from Southfield to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LAN - DCA
3h 12m$105–621Drive 517.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Southfield to Washingtoncar 517.6 mi
9h 15m$95–137Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Toledobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0164
14h 55mBus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Detroit to Toledobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Toledo to Washington Union Stationtrain Floridian
16h 44mLine 41 bus to Detroit, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Schaefer & 8 Mile to Schaefer & Michiganbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DTW - DCA
4h 1m$124–1,104Fly Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane DTW - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
4h 54m$96–606Fly Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane DTW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
5h$100–1,156
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southfield to Washington is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Southfield to Washington is to drive and fly which takes 3h 12m and costs $100 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Southfield to Washington station. However, there are services departing from 9 Mile & Rutland Drive and arriving at Washington Union Station via Jason Hargrove Transit Center Bay 11, Detroit and Toledo Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Southfield and Washington is 561 miles. The road distance is 520.6 miles.
The best way to get from Southfield to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 14h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Southfield to Washington, including transfers.
Southfield to Washington bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Detroit station.
Southfield to Washington bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Toledo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southfield to Washington is 521 miles. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from Southfield to Washington.
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What companies run services between Southfield, MI, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from 9 Mile & Rutland Drive to Washington Union Station via Jason Hargrove Transit Center Bay 9, Jason Hargrove Transit Center Bay 11, Woodward & Baltimore, Detroit, and Toledo Bus Stop in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Detroit to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 313-933-1300
- Website
- detroitmi.gov
Bus from Schaefer & 8 Mile to Schaefer & Michigan
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- detroitmi.gov
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