There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Belfast by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Rockland, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rockland (RKD)plane DCA - RKD
- Take the bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Belfastbus
5h 53m$96–486Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Bostontrain Acela
- Take the bus from South Station to Belfast, MEbus Boston
12h 57m$184–351Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Bostonbus FlixBus N2605
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Belfastbus Midcoast Maine to Bangor / ...
15h 50m$120–202Drive 627.1 mi
- Drive from Washington to Belfastcar 627.1 mi
11h 54m$115–166Fly to Bangor, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bangor (BGR)plane DCA - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Belfastbus
4h 55m$163–837Fly to Portland, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Portland (PWM)plane DCA - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland Transportation Center to Belfastbus
7h 4m$143–705Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Brunswick Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brunswick to Belfastbus
15h 9m$212–450Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Brunswick Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brunswick to Belfastbus
16h 41m$121–220
Washington to Belfast by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Belfast is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Belfast is to fly and bus which takes 4h 55m and costs $160 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Belfast via Boston South Buses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
The distance between Washington and Belfast is 580 miles. The road distance is 630.8 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Belfast without a car is to train and Amtrak Thruway which takes 12h 57m and costs $180 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Washington to Belfast, including transfers.
Washington to Belfast bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Belfast bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Boston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Belfast is 631 miles. It takes approximately 11h 54m to drive from Washington to Belfast.
There are 169+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Belfast, ME, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Belfast via Boston and Boston South Buses in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bangor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rockland via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rockland via Martha's Vineyard, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rockland via New York JFK, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rockland via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $100–550
- First Class
- $310–900
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Brunswick Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston South Buses to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Portland Transportation Center to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Brunswick to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Brunswick to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $7–45
Bus from South Station to Belfast, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $9–45
Bus from Portland Transportation Center to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $21–45
Bus from Brunswick to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $16–45
Bus from Brunswick to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $16–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Brunswick Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- 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 Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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