There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Cape Fear River by plane, taxi, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Wilmington International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)plane DCA - ILM
- Take the taxi from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Cape Fear Rivertaxi
2h 14m$174–647Drive 390.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Cape Fear Rivercar 390.9 mi
7h$72–104Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilsontrain
- Take the bus from Wilson to Wilmington Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Wilmington Amtrak Station to Cape Fear Rivertaxi
9h 19m$217–339Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transitbus
- Take the car ferry from Fort Fisher, NC to Southport, NCcarferry
12h 13m$77–140Fly to Myrtle Beach, drive
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)plane DCA - MYR
- Drive from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Cape Fear Rivercar
3h 15m$91–483Train, bus, taxi via Fayetteville
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transitbus
- Take the taxi from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Cape Fear Rivertaxi
10h 7m$214–357Bus, car ferry via Fayetteville
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transitbus
- Take the car ferry from Fort Fisher, NC to Southport, NCcarferry
13h 8m$84–138
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cape Fear River is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cape Fear River is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 14m and costs $170 - $650.
The distance between Washington and Cape Fear River is 359 miles. The road distance is 393.2 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Cape Fear River without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 9h 19m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Washington to Cape Fear River, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Cape Fear River is 393 miles. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Washington to Cape Fear River.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Cape Fear River.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cape Fear River, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Cape Fear River. However, you can fly to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) then take the taxi to Cape Fear River. Alternatively, you can take the train to Wilson, walk to Wilson, take the bus to Wilmington Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Cape Fear River.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wilmington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Myrtle Beach via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wilson to Wilmington Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-293-3779
- Website
- ncdot.gov
Car ferry from Fort Fisher, NC to Southport, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Schedules at
- https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx
Car ferry from Fort Fisher, NC to Southport, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Schedules at
- https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/Pages/default.aspx
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Wilmington Black Car
- Phone
- +1-910-782-2222
- Website
- wilmingtonblackcar.com
Wilmington Black Car
- Phone
- +1-910-782-2222
- Website
- wilmingtonblackcar.com
Wilmington Black Car
- Phone
- +1-910-782-2222
- Website
- wilmingtonblackcar.com
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