There are 9 ways to get from Washington to The Woodlands by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, 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 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 52m$171–763Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 35m$131–1,158Bus
- 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
32h 19m$270–430Train, 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$705–1,072Drive 1,362.5 mi
- Drive from Washington to The Woodlandscar 1,362.5 mi
24h 49m$233–337Fly 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 17m$203–878Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane IAD - IAH
- Take the bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&Rbus
8h 10m$141–624Train 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
8h 5m$191–1,116Train, 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 52m$851–1,298
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to The Woodlands is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 24h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to The Woodlands is to fly and bus which takes 5h 52m and costs $170 - $800.
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, Magnolia Transit Center and Louisiana St @ Prairie St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 19m.
The distance between Washington and The Woodlands is 1264 miles. The road distance is 1370.5 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to The Woodlands without a car is to bus which takes 32h 19m and costs $270 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Washington to The Woodlands, including transfers.
Washington to The Woodlands bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to The Woodlands bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
The Woodlands is 1h behind Washington. It is currently 4:03 AM in Washington and 3:03 AM in The Woodlands.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to The Woodlands is 1370 miles. It takes approximately 24h 49m 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 Transit Center, Congress St @ Milam St, and Louisiana St @ Prairie St in around 32h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- 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
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 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
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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlands
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St to The Woodlands
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- RedCoach
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (281) 210 3800
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
Bus from Louisiana St @ St Joseph Pkwy to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
Bus from Louisiana St @ Prairie St to Research Forest P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- The Woodlands Township
- Adult Round-trip
- $17
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