South Bel Air to Washington D.C. runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €13.54 and €15.19, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 33m over 107 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€13.54 to €15.19
- 162%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving South Bel Air
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.
- 06:03First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for South Bel Air 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 €31.14Sun20
- about €24.54Mon21
- about €25.09Tue22
- about €21.78Wed23
- about €27.84Thu24
- about €24.54Fri25
- about €25.64Sat26
- about €21.78Sun27
- about €16.84Mon28
- about €16.29Tue29
- about €20.14Wed30
- about €18.49Thu1
- about €20.69Fri2
- about €17.94Sat3
- about €14.09Sun4
- about €16.29Mon5
- about €13.54Tue6
- about €13.54Wed7
- about €16.84Thu8
- about €17.94Fri9
- about €15.74Sat10
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 train 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 train gets in
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When to book South Bel Air to Washington D.C.
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.7490 days
- €14.0960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8930 days
- €15.7421 days
- €17.9414 days
- €25.647 days
- €25.093 days
- €31.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 162 percent. The dearest point is €31.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 South Bel Air 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
107 km
93 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
48,828 → 689,545
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 107 km against 93 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Ellicott City, Catonsville. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 train 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 South Bel Air 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
The fastest journey from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. takes 1h 33m door to door, of which 49m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 36m, 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest fare from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. is €13.54, as of 19 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.14. 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
The cheapest way from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. is by train, at €13.54 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 33m 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
Fares from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 162 percent, measured on 19 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from South Bel Air to Washington D.C., at €16.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 19 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from South Bel Air to Washington D.C., at €11.88 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
No operator record names South Bel Air to Washington D.C. directly. Amtrak, Maryland Transit Administration 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
33 percent of the services we sell from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. are direct. The rest connect at Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Ellicott City, Catonsville, with about 54 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C. use?
Services from South Bel Air to Washington D.C. by train leave from South Bel Air station 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C.?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from South Bel Air 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 South Bel Air to Washington D.C. on 19 September 2026: 107 km of route against 93 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €13.54, and 1h 33m 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
South Bel Air reaches 14 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 45 to 111 km. Washington D.C. reaches 212 places in 48 countries, from 41 to 13,113 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving South Bel Air
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Washington D.C.
Leaving Washington D.C.
- 212Places you can leave for
- 48Countries
- 65Operators