Chicago → Washington
Chicago to Washington by train
Chicago
Washington
A direct train runs from Chicago to Washington, scheduled from 17 h 30 min, with 10 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 17 h 30 min (typically 22 h 14 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 10
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Stations
- Chicago Union Station → Washington Union Station
- Straight-line distance
- 957 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inWashington →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 May 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Chicago to Washington; 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): Amtrak US. How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Washington
A few of the 457 direct connections we hold, larger places first. Not a popularity ranking.
New York🚆 Traindirect · from 2 h 56 min · 277 departures a weekView this connection →Philadelphia🚆 Traindirect · from 1 h 37 min · 284 departures a weekView this connection →Chicago🚆 Traindirect · from 18 h 33 min · 10 departures a weekView this connection →Boston🚆 Traindirect · from 6 h 54 min · 104 departures a weekView this connection →Newark🚆 Traindirect · from 2 h 37 min · 262 departures a weekView this connection →Jacksonville🚆 Traindirect · from 15 h 03 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →Charlotte🚆 Traindirect · from 8 h 43 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →California🚌 Coachdirect · from 1 h 57 min · 25 departures a weekView this connection →Stevensville🚌 Coachdirect · from 1 h 46 min · 60 departures a weekView this connection →Charlotte Hall🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 24 min · 120 departures a weekView this connection →Prince Frederick🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 40 min · 45 departures a weekView this connection →Gainesville🚌 Busdirect · from 48 min · 170 departures a weekView this connection →
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Airports: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA); Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), 37 km away · Stations: Washington Union Station; UNION STATION MARC Washington; Washington, DC - Union Station · Ports: Washington D.C.
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