Find buses from Chicago to Washington, D.C.

The quickest bus available from Chicago will take 20h 10m to arrive in Washington, D.C.. The time it takes to travel between these two locations can vary by up to 1h 56m, depending on whether your bus has stops or different departure times.

There are many buses traveling between Chicago and Washington, D.C.. Greyhound and FlixBus both offer this route. The cheapest option is offered by Greyhound, with prices starting at $137 round-trip.

Chicago and Washington, D.C. are 593.1 mi apart from one another. The actual distance traveled by bus depends on the route taken - roadwork or traffic often impact this and longer routes can change often. The bus journey is around 20h 10m long.

Based on just travel duration our users have found a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C. to be the fastest option to their destination at just 1h 45m. If travel time is less of a concern you may want to look into booking some alternative forms of transportation like a train from Chicago to Washington, D.C. or a bus from Chicago to Washington, D.C..