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Worcester to Washington D.C.

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Worcester to Washington D.C.. From €52.59, fastest 5h 19m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Worcester to Washington D.C. costs €52.59 at the cheapest and takes 5h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 666 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
666 km
Fastest
5h 19m
Average
5h 37m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€52.59
CO2 per passenger
22.0 kg
Door to door

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.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train5h 24m4h 40m44m€61.9422.0 kg4
  • 5h 24mFastest, by Train
  • €61.94Cheapest, by Train
  • 22.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 666 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€52.59
  1. Amtrak A908007:3050m08:20Union StationHartford Union Station
  2. American Airlines AA574209:061h 3m10:09Hartford BDLWashington DCA

Changes at Hartford, with 46 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 4h 36mCO2 127.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€66.18
  1. Amtrak Vermonter AV584307:304h 25m11:55Worcester Bus StationWood Ave at 6th Ave #29497
  2. Amtrak A198013:232h 39m16:02Roselle ParkWashington Union Station

Changes at Elizabeth, with 88 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 16mCO2 20.1 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

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 Worcester to Washington D.C.
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Worcester to Washington D.C.ThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€143.89€142.79€156.54€115.84€103.74€93.29€82.84€91.09€91.64€87.24€85.04€71.84€61.94€82.29
Coach€197.63€165.18€169.03€106.33€107.98€90.38€98.08€85.43€89.83€86.53€105.23€71.68€65.63€71.68

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €52.59

Washington D.C. sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Washington Union Station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Worcester to Washington D.C.

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €55.3490 days
  2. €60.2960 days
  3. €61.7845 days
  4. €49.8430 days
  5. €56.2821 days
  6. €71.6814 days
  7. €82.847 days
  8. €156.543 days
  9. €143.891 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €49.84.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 214 percent. The most expensive point is €156.54, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€156.54€49.841371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €85.04Sun
  2. €71.68Mon
  3. €61.94Tue
  4. €71.68Wed
  5. €85.43Thu
  6. €89.83Fri
  7. €86.53Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €90.38Sep
  2. €67.44Oct
  3. €59.19Nov
  4. €56.44Dec
  5. €54.63Jan
  6. €39.39Feb

The route

WorcesterWorcesterWashingtonWashington
The journey

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 666 km against 579 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 Hartford, Yonkers, Newark, Elizabeth. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 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. 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 Worcester 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.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Worcester

Rail
  • Union Station
  • Grafton station
  • Westborough station
Bus
  • Worcester Bus Station
  • Union Station Hub
Air
  • ORH

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
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Amtrak€75.695h 19m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Amtrak
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€46.0087%
Taxes€4.609%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€52.59100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Washington D.C.

Most of the points near Washington Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Worcester to Washington D.C.

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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

The fastest journey from Worcester to Washington D.C. takes 5h 19m door to door, of which 4h 40m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 37m, 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

The cheapest fare from Worcester to Washington D.C. is €52.59, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €128.49. 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

The cheapest way from Worcester to Washington D.C. is by Train, at €61.94 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 24m 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

Fares from Worcester to Washington D.C. bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €49.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 214 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Worcester to Washington D.C., at €61.94. 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Worcester to Washington D.C., at €39.39 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

1 operators sell services from Worcester to Washington D.C. 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

20 percent of the services we sell from Worcester to Washington D.C. are direct. The rest connect at Hartford, Yonkers, Newark, Elizabeth, with about 46 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 Worcester to Washington D.C. use?

Services from Worcester to Washington D.C. by Train leave from Union 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 Worcester to Washington D.C.?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Worcester 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

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 Worcester to Washington D.C. on September 9, 2026: 666 km of route against 579 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €52.59, and 5h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Washington D.C. is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

What to book in Washington D.C. before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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