There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Lunenburg by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane DCA - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Essobus
6h 6m$682–2,078Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- 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 Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane IAD - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Essobus
8h 52m$149–585Train, bus
- 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 St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Lunenburg Essobus
41h 54m$614–1,333Drive 1,815.2 km
- Drive from Washington to Lunenburgcar 1,815.2 km
20h 21m$359–519
Washington to Lunenburg by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lunenburg is to subway and fly and bus which costs $140 - $600 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lunenburg is to fly and bus which takes 6h 6m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Washington and Lunenburg is 1443 km. The road distance is 1815.2 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Lunenburg without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 54m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Washington to Lunenburg, including transfers.
Lunenburg is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 2:17 AM in Washington and 3:17 AM in Lunenburg.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Lunenburg is 1815 km. It takes approximately 20h 21m to drive from Washington to Lunenburg.
There are 49+ hotels available in Lunenburg.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lunenburg, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Lunenburg. However, you can fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, take the line 3 bus to Mumford Terminal Bay 2, walk to Halifax Shopping Centre, then take the bus to Lunenburg Esso. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Lunenburg Esso via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Saint-Lambert, Halifax, and Halifax in around 41h 54m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- 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
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Esso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Halifax to Lunenburg Esso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Halifax Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Esso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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