HOW TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC FROM NEW YORK (ONE DAY EXCURSION)

If you travel to New York for several days, a good idea is to make a Washington DC tour, the capital of the country. It is true that the ideal would be to dedicate at least 2 or 3 days of time (in fact it is the option we recommend) but if in your case you only have one day, do not worry: it is not crazy Go and return from New York in the day.

Here we tell you the different ways you have to go to Washington from New York (one day):

If you only want to go one day and not sleep in Washington, the best thing is take an early morning bus and arrive in the city early in the morning to make the most of the day (the trip lasts 4.15h!).

We always recommend the company MegabusWhen we went to the United States without a car, we moved with their buses and not so badly (seats are comfortable, there are plugs and Wi-Fi). But the best are the offers that can be obtained by booking from your website. The company Boltbus also is okay.

For example, a recommended schedule it would be this: IDA (departure: 05:00 / arrival: 09:15). RETURN (departure: 19:00 / arrival: 23:15). You will have almost 10 hours to visit the most interesting sites in Washington DC.

Once in Washington DC we recommend you take a bus to the area of National Mall Where will you spend the day? In this post we tell you everything you have to see in Washington in one day (first part of the article).

Essential in Washington DC:

• Capitol (remember to book your visit online)
• United States Library of Congress
• National Air and Space Museum
• The White House
• Washington Monument
• Abraham Lincoln Monument + Reflecting Pool
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial

→ Download the map of the National Mall

+ Points in favor: bus price: 30-50 $ approx and the freedom of traveling by free.

- Points against: You have to prepare the itinerary well or you will be going around monuments without knowing what they are or what they mean, wasting time. There is also a risk that the bus will suffer delays ... it can ruin your excursion!

Yes, if you prefer to leave your visit to Washington DC from New York in the hands of some professionals and in passing forget about looking for information, organizing your tour and you do not mind paying 106€ For this 15-hour Spanish tour, it is a very good option.

Tour Summary: He leaves New York at 06.00 and stops after a few hours at the Arlington Cemetery, where tribute can be paid to the Kennedy brothers and the Unknown Soldier (among others). The next stop is the National Mall where you will visit:

• The Lincoln Memorial
• Vietnam War Memorial.
• Federal Reserve
• Washington Monument
• World War II Memorial
• White House
• Capitol (outside only)
• Ford Theater
• FBI headquarters
• National Museum of Art and Space

+ Points in favor: punctuality and organization, have a guide in Spanish that tells you many curiosities and data.

- Points against: the price, not being free to do what you want when you want and not visiting inside the Capitol.

We would do it for free (the visit to the Capitol inside seems essential), but we would spend 1 night in Washington to go quieter. And if you have more time you can also visit the area of ​​Georgetown that is very cool!

But it is true that if you want to know each place thoroughly, the option of the guide will be more interesting.

We discarded a priori the option of go by plane from New York to Washington because it seems to us also quite beating (apart from the horita that lasts the flight, it calculates the time of transfers to and from the airports and the waits). In addition, it does not go too cheap either: only flights are at least € 100 i / v, to which you have to add travel to / from airports.

And of course we discard the idea of Go by train: It's very expensive!

What's up rent a car? We also discard it: between driving in New York is crazy, and putting the price of rent, gas, parking ... pouf, better than not. But if you dare, book the car rental here.

As you see, go to Washington DC from New York in one day It may be an excellent idea, but be prepared because it is a beating! These are the options that we recommend, which one is your favorite?

Video: Washington DC Day Trip from New York (April 2024).