There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Vancouver by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, subway, or train
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 Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane DCA - YVR
8h$424–1,355Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane DCA - YXX
- Take the bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
10h 53m$409–1,692Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
2d 19h$2,292–3,674Bus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
3d 2h$798–1,246Drive 4,524.2 km
- Drive from Washington to Vancouvercar 4,524.2 km
47h 26m$911–1,316Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane IAD - YVR
10h 39m$706–1,411Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Ithacabus
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
4d 20h$1,166–2,355
Washington to Vancouver by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Vancouver is to fly which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Vancouver is to fly which takes 8h and costs $420 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Washington station to Vancouver. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Vancouver via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Washington station to Vancouver. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Vancouver via Chicago Union Station and Everett Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Washington and Vancouver is 3813 km. The road distance is 4524.2 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Vancouver without a car is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $2,200 - $3,700.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Washington to Vancouver, including transfers.
Washington to Vancouver bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Washington to Vancouver train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Washington Union Station.
The best way to get from Washington to Vancouver is to fly which takes 8h and costs $420 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,200 - $3,700 and takes 2 days 19h, you could also bus, which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 3 days 2h.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Vancouver, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Washington Union Station to Vancouver via Chicago Union Station and Everett Amtrak Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Detroit, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Detroit, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $18–55
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
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Washington to Vancouver bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Vancouver is 3h behind Washington. It is currently 23:29 in Washington and 20:29 in Vancouver.
Washington to Vancouver train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Vancouver is 4524 km. It takes approximately 47h 26m to drive from Washington to Vancouver.
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