There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Cle Elum by plane, shuttle, train, car, subway, or bus
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DCA - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
8h 41m$273–729Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wenatchee, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane DCA - EAT
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to Ellensburg Loves Travel Centerbus
13h 32m$244–907Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
- Drive from Wenatchee Amtrak to Cle Elumcar
2d 14h$1,524–2,471Drive 2,618.8 mi
- Drive from Washington to Cle Elumcar 2,618.8 mi
42h 49m$478–691Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane IAD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
10h 21m$249–708Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BWI - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
10h 19m$259–1,090Train, bus
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Ellensburgbus
2d 15h$1,477–2,338
Washington to Cle Elum by subway, train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cle Elum is to fly and shuttle which costs $270 - $750 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cle Elum is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 41m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Washington and Cle Elum is 2422 miles. The road distance is 2634.1 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Cle Elum without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $1,400 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Washington to Cle Elum, including transfers.
Cle Elum is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 12:43 AM in Washington and 9:43 PM in Cle Elum.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Cle Elum is 2634 miles. It takes approximately 42h 49m to drive from Washington to Cle Elum.
There are 344+ hotels available in Cle Elum.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cle Elum, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Cle Elum. However, you can fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Station, then take the shuttle to Cle Elum, WA. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform to Cle Elum via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station, and Wenatchee Amtrak in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–490
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from SeaTac Station to Cle Elum, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apple Line
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to Ellensburg Loves Travel Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Website
- Apple Line
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northwestern Stages
Bus from Spokane to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Northwestern Stages
- Adults
- $65–85
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