There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Anna by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, taxi, 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.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane DCA - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
6h 18m$227–487Drive 814.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Annacar 814.8 mi
13h 57m$149–215Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0600
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus N2521
20h 20m$181–310Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain Saluki / ...
24h 43m$395–766Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nashville, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nashville (BNA)plane DCA - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
7h 44m$914–1,172Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BWI - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
8h 2m$195–1,353Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA)plane DCA - MWA
- Take the taxi from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Annataxi
5h 3m$233–854Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane IAD - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
8h 9m$245–1,111
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Anna is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Anna is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 3m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Anna station. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Carbondale Intermodal Station via Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Washington station to Anna. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Carbondale via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 43m.
The distance between Washington and Anna is 852 miles. The road distance is 819.5 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Anna without a car is to bus which takes 20h 20m and costs $180 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Washington to Anna, including transfers.
Washington to Anna bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Anna train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Anna is to bus which takes 20h 20m and costs $180 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $800 and takes 24h 43m.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Anna, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Anna via Nashville Bus Station and Carbondale Intermodal Station in around 20h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Anna via Chicago Union Station and Carbondale in around 24h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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
- 1-866-743-3682
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
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
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Washington to Anna bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Anna is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 5:25 PM in Washington and 4:25 PM in Anna.
Washington to Anna train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Anna is 820 miles. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Washington to Anna.
There are 10+ hotels available in Anna.
















