Intercity Rail & Bus
These long-haul services carry passengers between cities, usually with only one or two stops within each city and few or no stops in between. Also see Commuter Buses and Commuter Rail for information about bus and rail services in the Washington, D.C. area that are geared mainly toward serving commuters who work inside the Capital Beltway.
Amtrak – Passenger rail service operating in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the U.S., and in three Canadian provinces. Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day, to more than 500 destinations. In Washington, D.C., Amtrak stops at Union Station.
BestBus – Bus service with routes between Washington, D.C. and New York City, DC and Delaware beaches, Maryland and New York City, and Virginia and New York City.
Bolt Bus – Bolt Bus offers daily service between Washington, DC and New York City. Stops in the D.C. area are at Union Station and Greenbelt Metro. Bolt Bus also serves Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Newark, and Cherry Hill, NJ.
FlixBus – Intercity bus service with routes from Washington, D.C. to New York and Philadelphia, and Rockville, MD to New York.
Go Buses – Intercity bus service with routes from Tysons Corner, Vienna, and Manassas VA to New York.
Greyhound – Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest provider of intercity bus service, with more than 2300 destinations in North America. Greyhound has a station at 1005 1st St., NE, Washington, close to Union Station.
Megabus – Intercity bus service to 50 major cities in the Midwest and Northeast U.S., and Canada. The D.C. stop is at Union Station.
Peter Pan – Intercity bus service serving the northeast U.S. The D.C. stop is at Union Station.
Sprinter Bus – Bus service connecting Washington, D.C. with New York City.
The Jet – Luxury bus service between Washington, D.C. and New York.
TripperBus – Intercity bus service with routes from Arlington and Bethesda to New York.
Vamoose – Bus service from Bethesda, Arlington, and Lorton to NYC.
Virginia Breeze – Connecting Blacksburg, Va. with Union Station in Washington, D.C., with seven stops in between. Operated by Megabus.
Washington Deluxe – Bus service between Washington, D.C. and New York City. D.C.-area stops are at Dupont Circle, Union Station, and Pentagon City.
Find Intercity Buses
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