There are 11 ways to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach by plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI)plane DCA - PBI
5h 32m$177–858Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane BWI - MIA
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to West Palm Beach Stationtrain
7h 31m$71–985Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to West Palm Beach Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2473
21h 53m$164–274Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to West Palm Beach Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
23h 24m$364–754Drive 985.2 mi
- Drive from Washington DC to Palm Beachcar 985.2 mi
16h 12m$180–260Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI)plane IAD - PBI
6h 25m$106–487Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI)plane BWI - PBI
6h 23m$128–1,156Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane DCA - FLL
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beachtrain
6h 21m$627–1,264Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane DCA - MIA
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to West Palm Beach Stationtrain
6h 52m$150–1,017Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane BWI - FLL
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beachtrain
7h 9m$168–1,162Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, train
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane IAD - FLL
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beachtrain
7h 6m$116–503
Washington DC to Palm Beach by foot and bus (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach is to bus which costs $160 - $280 and takes 21h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington DC to Palm Beach. However, there are services departing from 13 St NW+G St NW and arriving at QUADRILLE BLVD at OKEECHOBEE BLVD E via Washington Union Station and WPB ITC at TRI RAIL. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Washington DC station to Palm Beach station. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at West Palm Beach Amtrak Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 24m.
The distance between Washington DC and Palm Beach is 878 miles. The road distance is 991 miles.
The best way to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach without a car is to bus which takes 21h 53m and costs $160 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach, including transfers.
Washington DC to Palm Beach bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington DC to Palm Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington DC to Palm Beach is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $170 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $280 and takes 21h 53m, you could also train, which costs $360 - $800 and takes 23h 24m.
What companies run services between Washington DC, USA and Palm Beach, FL, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from Washington Union Station to West Palm Beach Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $160–270 and the journey takes 20h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport via Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to West Palm Beach Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
Train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
Train from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $20–35
- Premium
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Miami Airport Station to West Palm Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
Train from Miami Airport Station to West Palm Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to West Palm Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Washington DC to Palm Beach bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at West Palm Beach Bus Station.
Washington DC to Palm Beach train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at West Palm Beach Amtrak Station.
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