There are 9 ways to get from Washington to The Woodlands by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane DCA - HOU
- Take the bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlandsbus
5h 37m$382–1,640Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane IAD - IAH
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
7h 47m$131–572Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
31h 20m$232–451Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ St Joseph Pkwy to Research Forest P&Rbus
36h 52m$439–864Drive 1,363.3 mi
- Drive from Washington to The Woodlandscar 1,363.3 mi
24h 51m$249–360Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane DCA - IAH
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
6h 4m$222–950Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane BWI - HOU
- Take the bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlandsbus
7h 20m$271–1,762Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane BWI - IAH
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
7h 51m$201–964Train, bus via Houston
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
39h 49m$495–1,010
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to The Woodlands is to bus which costs $230 - $460 and takes 31h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to The Woodlands is to fly and bus which takes 5h 37m and costs $380 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to The Woodlands. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Research Forest P&R via Atlanta Bus Station and Louisiana St @ Prairie St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 20m.
The distance between Washington and The Woodlands is 1264 miles. The road distance is 1371.3 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to The Woodlands without a car is to bus which takes 31h 20m and costs $230 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Washington to The Woodlands, including transfers.
Washington to The Woodlands bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to The Woodlands bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
The Woodlands is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 6:24 AM in Washington and 5:24 AM in The Woodlands.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to The Woodlands is 1371 miles. It takes approximately 24h 51m to drive from Washington to The Woodlands.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and The Woodlands, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Research Forest P&R via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Magnolia Park Transit Center WB, Theater District Capitol WB, and Louisiana St @ Prairie St in around 31h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- 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 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 Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- 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
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
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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlands
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
Bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlands
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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 Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (832) 851-3362
- Website
- thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
Bus from Louisiana St @ St Joseph Pkwy to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Departments/Transportation/The-Woodlands-Express
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