There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Golden by plane, shuttle, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DCA - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
11h 41m$804–1,736Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane DCA - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Goldenbus
14h 55m$423–1,495Train, bus via Chicago
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Golden, BCbus
3d 6h$1,439–2,998Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Golden, BCbus
3d 12h$792–1,577Drive 3,926.5 km
- Drive from Washington to Goldencar 3,926.5 km
42h 21m$779–1,125Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, shuttle
- 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 Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane IAD - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
12h 38m$622–1,403Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BWI - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
14h 24m$682–2,059Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, ABbus
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Golden, BCbus
3d 22h$1,232–2,568
Washington to Golden by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Golden is to subway and fly and shuttle which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Golden is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 41m and costs $800 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Golden. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Golden, BC via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Washington and Golden is 3439 km. The road distance is 3926.5 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Golden without a car is to train and bus via Chicago which takes 3 days 6h and costs $1,400 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Washington to Golden, including transfers.
Washington to Golden bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Golden bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Golden is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 6:57 PM in Washington and 4:57 PM in Golden.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Golden is 3927 km. It takes approximately 42h 21m to drive from Washington to Golden.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Golden, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Golden, BC via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Minneapolis, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Minneapolis, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- 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
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
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
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–650
- First Class
- $140–800
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $200–440
- Business
- $260–430
- Business Plus
- $270–450
- Economy
- $230–450
- Economy Plus
- $250–460
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,400
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
- Phone
- 250-272-2044
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldenshuttle.ca
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $199
- Website
- https://www.goldenshuttle.ca/champagne-powder-shuttle
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $199
- Website
- https://www.goldenshuttle.ca/champagne-powder-shuttle
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $199
- Website
- https://www.goldenshuttle.ca/champagne-powder-shuttle
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $85–190
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $85–190
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Golden, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $21–55
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Golden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- [email protected]
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sundogtours.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- [email protected]
- Website
- banffjaspercollection.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/
- Adult
- $110–150
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