Harrisburg to Washington D.C. runs about 15 times a day, with the first departure around 06:00 and the last around 19:41. One passenger pays €31.41, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 47m over 158 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €31.41, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares
€31.41
- 19%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Harrisburg
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.
- 06:00First departure
- 19:41Last departure
- 15Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €37.31Wed16
- about €39.08Thu17
- about €36.72Fri18
- about €33.18Sat19
- about €31.41Sun20
- about €31.41Mon21
- about €31.41Tue22
- about €31.41Wed23
- about €31.41Thu24
- about €31.41Fri25
- about €31.41Sat26
- about €31.41Sun27
- about €31.41Mon28
- about €31.41Tue29
- about €31.41Wed30
- about €31.41Thu1
- about €31.41Fri2
- about €31.41Sat3
- about €31.41Sun4
- about €31.41Mon5
- about €31.41Tue6
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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €31.4114 days
- €31.417 days
- €36.723 days
- €37.311 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 19 percent. The dearest point is €37.31, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Harrisburg 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
158 km
154 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
50,183 → 689,545
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 79% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 21% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 158 km against 154 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Whitman, Havertown, Philadelphia, Wharton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
The fastest journey from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. takes 3h 47m door to door, of which 37m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 3h 48m, 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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest fare from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. is €31.41, as of 15 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. 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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest way from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. is by flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on 20 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 47m 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.
When should I book Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
Fares from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 19 percent, measured on 15 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Harrisburg to Washington D.C., at €31.41. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 15 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Harrisburg to Washington D.C., at €31.41 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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
3 operators sell services from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. across 1 mode: CommuteAir, GoJet Airlines, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
79 percent of the services we sell from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. are direct. The rest connect at Whitman, Havertown, Philadelphia, Wharton, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. use?
Services from Harrisburg to Washington D.C. by flight leave from Harrisburg MDT and arrive at Washington IAD. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C.?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Harrisburg 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.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 Harrisburg to Washington D.C. on 15 September 2026: 158 km of route against 154 km in a straight line, 19 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 47m 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
Harrisburg reaches 22 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 138 to 2,384 km. Washington D.C. reaches 211 places in 47 countries, from 41 to 13,113 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Harrisburg
- 22Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 16Operators
Arriving in Washington D.C.
Leaving Washington D.C.
- 211Places you can leave for
- 47Countries
- 65Operators