There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Mount St. Helens by plane, unknown, train, subway, or bus
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, travel
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane DCA - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
7h 16mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Walk from Vancouver Station to Mount St. Helensunknown
2d 17hTrain to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BWI - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
8h 37mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, travel
- 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 Portland International Airport (PDX)plane IAD - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
8h 52mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Cloudbus
- Take the bus from St. Cloud to Brainerdbus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Detroit Lakesbus
- Take the train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Walk from Vancouver Station to Mount St. Helensunknown
2d 22h
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Mount St. Helens is 2404 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Mount St. Helens without a car is to train and travel which takes 2 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Washington to Mount St. Helens, including transfers.
There are three+ hotels available in Mount St. Helens.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Mount St. Helens, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Mount St. Helens. However, you can fly to Portland International Airport (PDX) then travel to Mount St. Helens. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Mount St. Helens via Chicago Union Station and Vancouver Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
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
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
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
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- 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
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
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
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Cloud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Cloud to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $25–40
Bus from Brainerd to Detroit Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
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