Washington → Columbia
Washington to Columbia by bus
Washington
Columbia
A direct bus runs from Washington to Columbia, scheduled from 1 h 15 min, with 105 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 1 h 15 min (typically 1 h 47 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 105
- Operator
- Maryland Transit Administration
- Stations
- INDEPENDENCE AVE & 1ST ST SE wb → COLUMBIA MALL & RING RD wb
- Straight-line distance
- 42 km
What this is based on
Arrive inColumbia →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Washington to Columbia; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Maryland Transit Administration. How Head Your Way works.
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