There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Colchester by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane DCA - BDL
- Take the bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus
3h 47m$113–705Drive 341.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Colchestercar 341.3 mi
6h 42m$63–90Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain Vermonter / ...
- Take the bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus 904/914 / ...
7h 47m$188–287Bus
- Take the bus from Washington to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York to Hartfordbus
- Take the bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus 914
9h 41m$79–137Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane IAD - BDL
- Take the bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus
5h 35m$76–477Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane BWI - BDL
- Take the bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus
5h 23m$86–1,099Train, bus via New York
- 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 New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus 914
8h 43m$162–826Bus via Washington Union Station
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Hartford Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Greenbus 914
10h 11m$70–103
Washington to Colchester by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Colchester is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Colchester is to fly and bus which takes 3h 47m and costs $110 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Washington and arriving at Main St @ Colchester Green via New York and Asylum St @ Bushnell Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 41m.
The distance between Washington and Colchester is 355 miles. The road distance is 343.3 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Colchester without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 47m and costs $180 - $290.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Washington to Colchester, including transfers.
Washington to Colchester bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Washington station.
Washington to Colchester bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Colchester is 343 miles. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Washington to Colchester.
There are 70+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Colchester, CT, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington to Main St @ Colchester Green via New York, Hartford, and Asylum St @ Bushnell Park in around 9h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- CT Transit
Bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from State St @ Footbridge to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
Bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Main St @ Colchester Green
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Washington to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Greyhound
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