There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Badlands National Park by plane, unknown, 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.
Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane DCA - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
6h 39mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Wallbus
- Walk from Wall to Badlands National Parkunknown
38h 45mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Wallbus
- Walk from Wall to Badlands National Parkunknown
39h 18mTrain to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BWI - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
8h 23mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, travel
- 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 Rapid City (RAP)plane IAD - RAP
- Walk from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Badlands National Parkunknown
8h 20mBus, travel via Milwaukee Airport (MKE)
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Wallbus
- Walk from Wall to Badlands National Parkunknown
40h 35m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Badlands National Park is 1432 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Badlands National Park without a car is to bus and travel which takes 38h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Washington to Badlands National Park, including transfers.
Badlands National Park is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 1:12 PM in Washington and 11:12 AM in Badlands National Park.
There are seven+ hotels available in Badlands National Park.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Badlands National Park, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Badlands National Park. However, you can fly to Rapid City (RAP) then travel to Badlands National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Badlands National Park via Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, and Wall in around 38h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
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
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- 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 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
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Wall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Minneapolis to Wall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Minneapolis to Wall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
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