Cheapest€44.34
- Amtrak A356106:023h 1m09:03Washington Union StationUpper West Side station
Door to door 3h 45mCO2 12.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side costs €44.34 at the cheapest and takes 3h 24m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 386 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 386 km
- Fastest
- 3h 24m
- Average
- 3h 36m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €44.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 12.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 45m | 3h 1m | 44m | €52.59 | 12.7 kg | 4 |
- 3h 45mFastest, by Train
- €52.59Cheapest, by Train
- 12.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 386 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€46.54
- Amtrak A560107:301h 39m09:09Washington Union StationPhiladelphia 30th Street
- Amtrak A433610:241h 11m11:35Philadelphia 30th StreetUpper West Side station
Changes at Philadelphia, with 75 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 4h 49mCO2 11.7 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Washington D.C. to Upper West Side | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €125.74 | €116.39 | €91.09 | €75.69 | €70.74 | €68.54 | €83.39 | €76.79 | €69.09 | €71.84 | €52.59 | €52.59 | €52.59 | €69.64 |
| Flight | €176.55 | €167.70 | €145.87 | €93.95 | €106.93 | €89.82 | €134.07 | €88.64 | €85.69 | €92.18 | €76.25 | €85.69 | €79.20 | €100.44 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €44.34
The train gets you into Upper West Side. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Upper West Side
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When to book Washington D.C. to Upper West Side
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.8490 days
- €42.6960 days
- €45.9945 days
- €44.3430 days
- €58.0921 days
- €69.6414 days
- €83.397 days
- €91.093 days
- €125.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.69.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 195 percent. The most expensive point is €125.74, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €71.84Sun
- €52.59Mon
- €52.59Tue
- €52.59Wed
- €69.64Thu
- €76.79Fri
- €69.09Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €70.74Sep
- €51.49Oct
- €45.44Nov
- €42.69Dec
- €44.33Jan
- €34.99Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 386 km against 335 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 Allentown, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Haven. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Washington D.C. at 06:02 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Washington
Rail
- Washington Union Station
- L'Enfant
- Seabrook
Bus
- Washington Union Station
- Washington Deluxe Bus
Air
- IAD
- DCA
Ferry
- City Cruises Washington DC
- The Wharf Ferry Landing
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €44.34 | 3h 24m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €38.50 | 87% |
| Taxes | €3.85 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €44.34 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Upper West Side
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Washington D.C. to Upper West Side
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
The fastest journey from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side takes 3h 24m door to door, of which 3h 1m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
The cheapest fare from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side is €44.34, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €75.14. 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
The cheapest way from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side is by Train, at €52.59 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 45m 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
Fares from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €42.69. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 195 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side, at €52.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side, at €34.99 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 service from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
1 operators sell services from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side across 1 modes: Amtrak. 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
20 percent of the services we sell from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side are direct. The rest connect at Allentown, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Haven, with about 48 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side use?
Services from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side by Train leave from Washington Union Station and arrive at Upper West Side 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 Washington D.C. to Upper West Side?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Washington D.C. to Upper West Side 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
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.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Washington D.C. to Upper West Side on September 10, 2026: 386 km of route against 335 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €44.34, and 3h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Upper West Side afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Upper West Side before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Upper West Side
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Leaving Upper West Side
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- 2Countries
- 7Operators
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