There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Whistler by plane, shuttle, bus, 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 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane DCA - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
9h 18m$468–1,496Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistlerbus
3d 3h$1,332–2,781Drive 4,645.6 km
- Drive from Washington to Whistlercar 4,645.6 km
2d 1h$922–1,332Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, shuttle
- 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane IAD - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
10h 18m$693–1,484Train 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BWI - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
12h 8m$493–2,841Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistlerbus
4d 21h$1,335–2,852
Washington to Whistler by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Whistler is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $490 - $2,900 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Whistler is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 18m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between Washington and Whistler is 3933 km. The road distance is 4645.6 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Whistler without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 3h and costs $1,300 - $2,800.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Washington to Whistler, including transfers.
Whistler is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 9:18 AM in Washington and 6:18 AM in Whistler.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Whistler is 4646 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Washington to Whistler.
There are 516+ hotels available in Whistler.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Whistler, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Whistler. However, you can fly to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport, then take the shuttle to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Union Station to Whistler via Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, Vancouver Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Downtown in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- 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
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- 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
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
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
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–650
- First Class
- $140–800
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $200–440
- Business
- $260–430
- Business Plus
- $270–450
- Economy
- $230–450
- Economy Plus
- $250–460
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- [email protected]
- Website
- yvrskylynx.com
Shuttle from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Shuttle from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Shuttle from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 604 349 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- epicrides.ca
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://epicrides.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://epicrides.ca/epic-rides-schedule/
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://epicrides.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://epicrides.ca/epic-rides-schedule/
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