There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Port Charlotte by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, bus, 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 Ft. Myers, taxi
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane DCA - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Port Charlottetaxi
3h 28m$295–933Drive 976.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Port Charlottecar 976.2 mi
16h 44m$179–258Bus, Amtrak Thruway
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Union Station to Port Charlottebus
23h 11m$253–359Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Port Charlottebus
26h 48m$380–734Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Ft. Myers, taxi
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane BWI - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Port Charlottetaxi
5h 8m$242–1,255Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Ft. Myers, taxi
- 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 Ft. Myers (RSW)plane IAD - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Port Charlottetaxi
5h 18m$227–623Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane DCA - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlottebus
6h 12m$232–1,014
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ft. Myers (RSW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Port Charlotte is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Port Charlotte is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 28m and costs $290 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Port Charlotte. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Port Charlotte via Orlando Bus Station, Marion Transit Center and Tampa Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 11m.
The distance between Washington and Port Charlotte is 943 miles. The road distance is 981.9 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Port Charlotte without a car is to bus and Amtrak Thruway which takes 23h 11m and costs $250 - $360.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Washington to Port Charlotte, including transfers.
Washington to Port Charlotte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Port Charlotte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Orlando Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Port Charlotte is 982 miles. It takes approximately 16h 44m to drive from Washington to Port Charlotte.
There are 696+ hotels available in Port Charlotte.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Port Charlotte, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Port Charlotte via Orlando Bus Station, Tampa Bus Station, Marion Transit Center, Nebraska Av @ Twiggs St, Tampa Union Station, and Port Charlotte in around 23h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $190–270
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Tampa Union Station to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Lakeland to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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