How to travel from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC

There are 3 travel options between Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC. You can take a train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Washington, DC from Los Angeles, CA is by taking a bus, which costs on average $87 (€78).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC:

A bus is $48 (€43) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $135 (€122) from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC.

Taking a bus costs $210 (€189) less than taking a train, which costs on average $297 (€268) for the same trip.

The fastest way to get to Washington, DC from Los Angeles, CA is by flight with an average travel time of 5 h 1 min.

Other travel options to Washington, DC take longer:

Bus takes 59 h 20 min on average.

Getting to Washington, DC by train takes 64 h 43 min on average.

The Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC distance is around 2289 miles (3692 km).

The average frequency per day from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC is:

• 9 buses a day.
• Around 78 flights per day.
• 5 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC:

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• You can travel by bus from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC with Greyhound or FlixBus, and you can find FlixBus Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC tickets for $87 (€78) on Omio.
• You can travel from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC by flight with United, Alaska Airlines or American Airlines. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $118 (€106) with American Airlines from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC.
• You can go to Washington, DC from Los Angeles, CA by train with Amtrak. You'll see cheap train tickets for $297 (€268) with Amtrak from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC with the following travel companies:

• You'll find 10 direct flights a day to Washington, DC with.

Direct services to Washington, DC tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.