There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Cape Breton Highlands National Park by plane, unknown, train, bus, 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane DCA - YQY
- Walk from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Cape Breton Highlands National Parkunknown
7h 32mTrain, bus, travel
- 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 St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Wagmatcookbus
- Walk from Wagmatcook to Cape Breton Highlands National Parkunknown
47h 29mSubway 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane IAD - YQY
- Walk from Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) to Cape Breton Highlands National Parkunknown
10h 14m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Cape Breton Highlands National Park is 1686 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Cape Breton Highlands National Park without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 47h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Washington to Cape Breton Highlands National Park, including transfers.
There are 25+ hotels available in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. However, you can fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) then travel to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Cape Breton Highlands National Park via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Saint-Lambert, Halifax, Halifax, and Wagmatcook in around 47h 29m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
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
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to Wagmatcook
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- Maritimebus
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