There are 7 ways to get from Union Station to Great Falls by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane DCA - GTF
8h 14m$344–1,106Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane IAD - GTF
8h 58m$214–855Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
2d 2h$498–1,023Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
2d 2h$705–1,505Drive 2,061.8 mi
- Drive from Union Station to Great Fallscar 2,061.8 mi
33h 45m$377–544Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane BWI - GTF
8h 35m$252–1,545Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane DCA - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
11h 13m$307–924
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Union Station to Great Falls is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 33h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Union Station to Great Falls is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Union Station and Great Falls is 1829 miles. The road distance is 2073.9 miles.
The best way to get from Union Station to Great Falls without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $490 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Union Station to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Union Station. It is currently 8:30 AM in Union Station and 6:30 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Union Station to Great Falls is 2074 miles. It takes approximately 33h 45m to drive from Union Station to Great Falls.
There are 48+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Union Station, DC, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Frontier Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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