There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Colon by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane DCA - GRR
- Drive from Grand-Rapids-Airport-GRR to Coloncar
3h 47m$110–582Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane BWI - GRR
- Drive from Grand-Rapids-Airport-GRR to Coloncar
5h 14m$85–995Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Lagrangebus
- Take the taxi from Lagrange to Colontaxi
14h 59m$157–254Train, taxi
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Elkhart Amtrak Station to Colontaxi
16h 39m$480–697Drive 561.6 mi
- Drive from Washington to Coloncar 561.6 mi
9h 54m$103–149Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Capital Region International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane DCA - LAN
- Drive from Lansing-Airport-LAN to Coloncar
3h 33m$107–569Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to South Bend, drive
- 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 South Bend (SBN)plane IAD - SBN
- Drive from South-Bend-Airport-SBN to Coloncar
5h 9m$103–570
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Colon is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Colon is to fly and drive which takes 3h 33m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Washington and Colon is 601 miles. The road distance is 564.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Colon without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 59m and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Washington to Colon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Colon is 565 miles. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Washington to Colon.
There are 13+ hotels available in Colon.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Colon, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Colon. However, you can fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) then drive to Colon. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Toledo Bus Stop, take the bus to Lagrange, then take the taxi to Colon.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Capital Region International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Toledo to Lagrange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
Elkhart Taxi
- Phone
- +1-574-206-4245
- Website
- elkharttaxiservice.com
A Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 574-233-9333
South Bend Taxi
- Phone
- +1-574-383-6767
- Website
- southbendtaxi.com
United Cab
- Phone
- +1 574-233-9599
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