Greensboro to Washington D.C. runs about 16 times a day, with the first departure around 06:06 and the last around 18:47. One passenger pays between €37.90 and €43.21, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 28m over 406 km, on services run by 5 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€37.90 to €43.21
- 159%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Greensboro
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:06First departure
- 18:47Last departure
- 16Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Greensboro to Washington D.C. on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €82.74Fri18
- about €83.33Sat19
- about €64.45Sun20
- about €56.19Mon21
- about €55.01Tue22
- about €59.14Wed23
- about €59.73Thu24
- about €56.19Fri25
- about €56.78Sat26
- about €53.24Sun27
- about €47.93Mon28
- about €46.75Tue29
- about €50.29Wed30
- about €47.34Thu1
- about €45.57Fri2
- about €49.11Sat3
- about €43.80Sun4
- about €39.08Mon5
- about €37.90Tue6
- about €39.08Wed7
- about €48.52Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Washington D.C.. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Washington D.C. for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Greensboro to Washington D.C.
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €41.4490 days
- €32.0060 days
- €37.3145 days
- €40.2630 days
- €48.5221 days
- €47.3414 days
- €59.737 days
- €64.453 days
- €82.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.00.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €82.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Greensboro to Washington D.C. and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
406 km
397 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
285,342 → 689,545
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 92% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 8% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 406 km against 397 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Richmond, Durham. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Washington Union Station
Most of the points near Washington Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Greensboro to Washington D.C.
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
The fastest journey from Greensboro to Washington D.C. takes 3h 28m door to door, of which 2h 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest fare from Greensboro to Washington D.C. is €37.90, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.16. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest way from Greensboro to Washington D.C. is by flight, at €37.90 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 6m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
The fastest way from Greensboro to Washington D.C. is by train, at 3h 30m door to door. Only 2h 46m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €39.39.
When should I book Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
Fares from Greensboro to Washington D.C. bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €32.00. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Greensboro to Washington D.C., at €46.75. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Greensboro to Washington D.C., at €33.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
No operator record names Greensboro to Washington D.C. directly. Air Wisconsin, Amtrak, CommuteAir, PSA Airlines, United Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
92 percent of the services we sell from Greensboro to Washington D.C. are direct. The rest connect at Richmond, Durham, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Greensboro to Washington D.C. produce?
Travelling from Greensboro to Washington D.C. by train produces about 13.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 100.6 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Greensboro to Washington D.C. use?
Services from Greensboro to Washington D.C. by train leave from J. Douglas Galyon Depot and arrive at Washington Union Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Greensboro to Washington D.C.?
1 of the 5 operators we sell from Greensboro to Washington D.C. allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Greensboro to Washington D.C. on 17 September 2026: 406 km of route against 397 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €37.90, and 3h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Washington D.C. a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
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The two ends, compared
Greensboro reaches 54 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 3,696 km. Washington D.C. reaches 212 places in 48 countries, from 41 to 13,113 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Greensboro
- 54Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in Washington D.C.
Leaving Washington D.C.
- 212Places you can leave for
- 48Countries
- 65Operators