There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane DCA - SBP
10h 46m$239–898Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane IAD - SBP
12h 21m$135–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Grover Beach Amtrakbus
2d 21h$883–1,827Drive 2,750.2 mi
- Drive from Washington to Arroyo Grandecar 2,750.2 mi
45h 38m$502–725Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane BWI - SBP
12h 25m$165–1,201Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DCA - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
12h 47m$293–675Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Grover Beach Amtraktrain
2d 21h$1,028–2,177
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande is to subway and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Washington to Arroyo Grande. However, there are services departing from Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform and arriving at Grover Beach Amtrak via Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Washington and Arroyo Grande is 2430 miles. The road distance is 2766.3 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $850 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande, including transfers.
Washington to Arroyo Grande train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Rockville Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Washington to Arroyo Grande is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $230 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,000 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 21h.
Arroyo Grande is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 8:58 AM in Washington and 5:58 AM in Arroyo Grande.
Washington to Arroyo Grande train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Arroyo Grande, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform to Arroyo Grande via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, and Grover Beach Amtrak in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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 Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Grover Beach Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Grover Beach Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
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