There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Payson by plane, shuttle, train, bus, taxi, 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 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DCA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
6h 58m$273–328Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, shuttle
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 Phoenix (PHX)plane IAD - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 51m$244–755Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Camp Verde Chevron Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Camp Verde Chevron Station to Paysontaxi
2d 6h$1,472–2,373Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
2d 6h$546–779Drive 2,165.4 mi
- Drive from Washington to Paysoncar 2,165.4 mi
35h 41m$396–571Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BWI - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 28m$284–1,447Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
3d 7h
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Payson is to fly and shuttle which costs $270 - $330 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Payson is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 58m and costs $270 - $330.
The distance between Washington and Payson is 2068 miles. The road distance is 2178 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Payson without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2 days 6h and costs $1,400 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Washington to Payson, including transfers.
Payson is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 6:52 PM in Washington and 3:52 PM in Payson.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Payson is 2178 miles. It takes approximately 35h 41m to drive from Washington to Payson.
There are 87+ hotels available in Payson.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Payson, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Payson. However, you can fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Sky Harbor International Airport, then take the shuttle to Payson. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, walk to Rockville Amtrak, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Flagstaff, walk to Flagstaff Amtrak Station, take the bus to Camp Verde Chevron Station, then take the taxi to Payson.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Phoenix via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Phoenix via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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 Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Camp Verde Chevron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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