Trains to Downtown DC

38 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

38 places connect to Downtown DC by Trains, across 1 country, run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 43 km away to 198 km, with a median of 59 km.

Checked September 30, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Downtown DC

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Downtown DC, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Baltimore to Downtown DC train€11.881h 16m56 km
Dundalk to Downtown DC train€11.881h 19m59 km
Ellicott City to Downtown DC train€11.881h 12m46 km
Glen Burnie to Downtown DC train€11.881h 12m45 km
Leesburg to Downtown DC train€11.881h 15m53 km
Ashburn to Downtown DC train€11.881h 11m44 km
Manassas to Downtown DC train€11.881h 12m43 km
Catonsville to Downtown DC train€11.881h 12m49 km
Annapolis to Downtown DC train€11.881h 13m47 km
Gwynn Oak to Downtown DC train€12.441h 20m56 km
Towson to Downtown DC train€12.991h 25m67 km
Frederick to Downtown DC train€14.091h 22m67 km
South Bel Air to Downtown DC train€16.841h 34m92 km
Bel Air South to Downtown DC train€16.841h 35m91 km
Havertown to Downtown DC train€31.692h 21m190 km
Wharton to Downtown DC train€32.792h 31m197 km
Whitman to Downtown DC train€32.792h 21m196 km
Center City to Downtown DC train€33.342h 26m198 km
Philadelphia to Downtown DC train€33.342h 23m198 km
  • 38Places you can arrive from
  • 38Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 3Operators

Downtown DC is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

A room in Downtown DC for the night the train gets in

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.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km38100%Manassas, 43 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Downtown DC that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United States38100%
Carriers

Rail operators

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

  • Amtrak
  • Keolis
Leaving

Leaving Downtown DC

Common questions about Trains to Downtown DC

Where can I travel to Downtown DC by Trains from?

38 places connect to Downtown DC by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 43 km away in a straight line and the furthest 198 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Downtown DC cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Downtown DC is €11.88 for one passenger, across 38 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 59 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Downtown DC take?

The fastest Trains journey into Downtown DC is 1h 11m door to door. The median origin sits 59 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Downtown DC?

3 operators run Trains services into Downtown DC on our network: Amtrak, Keolis, Maryland Transit Administration. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Downtown DC

A day in Downtown DC hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Downtown DC

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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