There are 10 ways to get from Washington to Idaho Falls by plane, bus, train, car, 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 Idaho Falls
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane DCA - IDA
8h 40m$243–1,023Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls
cheapest- 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 Idaho Falls (IDA)plane IAD - IDA
9h 30m$161–743Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Fallsbus
2d 10h$1,017–1,673Drive 2,142.8 mi
- Drive from Washington to Idaho Fallscar 2,142.8 mi
35h 12m$392–565Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)plane DCA - JAC
- Take the bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, IDbus
10h 6m$331–1,358Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane BWI - IDA
9h 26m$191–1,385Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Jackson Hole Airport, 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 Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)plane IAD - JAC
- Take the bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, IDbus
9h 59m$448–1,168Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)plane DCA - PIH
- Take the bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion to Idaho Fallsbus
10h 40m$274–748Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Fallsbus
2d 11h$1,317–2,141Train, bus via Spokane
- 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 Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
2d 21h$1,527–2,443
Washington to Idaho Falls by bus, foot, train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Idaho Falls is to subway and fly which costs $160 - $750 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Idaho Falls is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $240 - $1,100.
The distance between Washington and Idaho Falls is 1848 miles. The road distance is 2155.3 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Idaho Falls without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $1,000 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Washington to Idaho Falls, including transfers.
Idaho Falls is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 3:48 PM in Washington and 1:48 PM in Idaho Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Idaho Falls is 2155 miles. It takes approximately 35h 12m to drive from Washington to Idaho Falls.
There are 69+ hotels available in Idaho Falls.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Idaho Falls, ID, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Idaho Falls (IDA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Idaho Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Idaho Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Idaho Falls via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Idaho Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Idaho Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Idaho Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jackson Hole Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Omaha, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Kansas City, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Denver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Idaho Falls via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- 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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- 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
- 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
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
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