There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Cape Canaveral by plane, bus, car, train, taxi, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Orlando (MCO)plane DCA - MCO
6h 29m$360–1,104Bus, drive (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2472 / ...
- Drive from Orlando Bus Station to Cape Canaveralcar
17h 27m$153–250Train, taxi
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
- Take the taxi from Winter Park Amtrak Station to Cape Canaveraltaxi
18h 21m$430–769Drive 864.9 mi
- Drive from Washington to Cape Canaveralcar 864.9 mi
14h 15m$158–228Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Orlando
- 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 Orlando (MCO)plane IAD - MCO
8h 22m$183–534Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Orlando
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Orlando (MCO)plane BWI - MCO
8h 15m$193–1,306Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville, train, taxi
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane DCA - JAX
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Winter Park Amtrak Station to Cape Canaveraltaxi
9h 17m$322–986Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI)plane DCA - PBI
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Orlandotrain
- Take the taxi from Orlando to Cape Canaveraltaxi
8h 14m$332–1,082
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cape Canaveral is to bus and drive which costs $150 - $250 and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cape Canaveral is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Washington and Cape Canaveral is 819 miles. The road distance is 869.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Cape Canaveral without a car is to train and taxi which takes 18h 21m and costs $430 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Washington to Cape Canaveral, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Cape Canaveral is 870 miles. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Washington to Cape Canaveral.
There are 525+ hotels available in Cape Canaveral.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cape Canaveral, FL, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Orlando (MCO) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–470
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- 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 Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- 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
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from West Palm Beach to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $35–70
- Premium
- $85–130
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $130–180
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Yellow Meter Taxicab
- Phone
- (407) 422-2222
- Website
- yellowmetertaxicab.com
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Yellow Meter Taxicab
- Phone
- (407) 422-2222
- Website
- yellowmetertaxicab.com
24Seven Taxi
- Phone
- (321) 247 8294
- Website
- 24seven-taxi.com
Orlando Taxi 24
- Phone
- (407) 529-4848
Quick Cab
- Phone
- (407) 447-1444
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Yellow Meter Taxicab
- Phone
- (407) 422-2222
- Website
- yellowmetertaxicab.com
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