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How to get fromWashington to Ruidosoby plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)

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There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Ruidoso by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)

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  1. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)plane plane DCA - ROW
    2. Take the bus from Roswell Pecos Trails Transit to Ruidosobus bus
    9h 10m
    $244–952

  2. Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain train
    2. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI)plane plane BWI - RUI
    8h 52m
    $211–1,380

  3. Bus (Greyhound)

    1. Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Ruidosobus bus
    45h 4m
    $361–549

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain train
    3. Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit)bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Las Cruces(Road Runner Transit) to Ruidosobus bus
    2d 4h
    $1,194–1,958

  5. Drive  1,836 mi

    1. Drive from Washington to Ruidosocar car 1,836 mi
    31h 29m
    $336–484

  6. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI)plane plane DCA - RUI
    8h 59m
    $269–721

  7. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to El Paso International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane plane DCA - ELP
    2. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    12h 44m
    $474–1,826

  8. Bus via Philadelphia

    1. Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Stabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta to Ruidosobus bus
    47h 19m
    $383–585

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW) flights

Calendar48Weekly Planes
Duration8h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$205Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,655.2 mi
  • Duration: 9h 10m

What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Ruidoso, NM, USA?

You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Ruidoso via Harrisburg Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Amarillo Multimodal Transfer Sta, and Ruidoso in around 45h 4m. Alternatively, Frontier Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI) twice daily.

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