Independent Day Trip to Washington DC from New York
New York City, United States of America
Get a full day to explore America's capital city on this independent day trip from New York that includes round-trip train transportation and a ticket to a hop-on hop-off bus tour. See top Washington DC attractions including the White House, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery at your own pace, and learn about the city's history through the bus tour's informative narration. This is an ideal way to see what interests you most in Washington DC quickly and conveniently.
At New York City's Penn Station, board your comfortable train and travel 230 miles (370 km) to Union Station in Washington DC. When you arrive to DC board the hop-on hop-off double-decker bus sightseeing tour at your leisure.
Stay on board the bus for the entire tour to learn all about Washington DC's history and major landmarks, or hop on and off as you wish to capture amazing photos of iconic sights and tour them independently. Admire the White House and US Capitol, and see the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and US Marine Corps War (Iwo Jima) Memorial. Check out the lively Georgetown University neighborhood, see Embassy Row, and visit the staggering collection at the Library of Congress. Take in the solemn spectacle of thousands of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery reflecting the high cost of war.
After an attraction-packed afternoon in Washington DC, head back to Union Station to catch your return train to New York City. Your 12-hour unescorted day trip to New York City concludes at Penn Station.
The train trip was OK but the bus was terrible. The drivers were surly and the first one did not give us earphones. When we got upstairs a passenger went down and got them for us When we got off for the Whitehouse and returned we waited over an hour for our bus while 2 of the opposition buses came along. On the whole very disappointing. I had been before but my friend hadn't
Review by: Mandy F, December 2014
Beautiful city one day isn't enough to see all there is to see. Felt like we had a rushed day take time to go and stay there for a couple of days it is well worth it.
Review by: Krishan M, October 2014
Overall a good trip.
Review by: Marie, January 2014
If you want to see Washington its worth the train trip 3 hours each way from New York City. For us it was well worth it.
Review by: Lorette S, October 2012
Tickets were not available when we went to the supplier. Returned several hours later and still no tickets. Had to return a third time to finally get them. Frustrating; however, the trip itself was good. Enjoyed DC very much.
Review by: Ronald Ernest W, September 2012
A comprehensive and easy-to-do self-navigational tour. A long day, but would highly recommend.
Review by: Terry P, January 2012
Its worth going to Washington as there are many sights to see. the train left around 8:00 so we got their at lunchtime. The only problem we had was that the train going back to New York was at 19:30 and you can not go on a n earlier train, so this makes it a very long day.
Review by: Hayley S, January 2012
A great trip but the day we chose happened to be extremely cold. Other than that it was a lovely and comfortable train ride and the 'hop on hop off' bus was good too. Thank you :)
Review by: Hayley P, January 2012
A great trip but the day we chose happened to be extremely cold. Other than that it was a lovely and comfortable train ride and the 'hop on hop off' bus was good too. Thank you :)
Review by: Denise K, August 2010
It was a very long day but worth the effort.
Review by: OLWEN L, March 2010
We did not have any time to go around the different places, but I did see it all by going on the bus. If I went again I would stay in Washington for a few days to look around properly!
Review by: Joanne P, March 2010
A fantastic trip! What a beautiful city. The hop on hop off was a fantastic way to see all the sights. Pity there isn't an express train so there is more time to spend there.
Review by: Lynne B, Australia, October 2009
A fantastic trip! What a beautiful city. The hop on hop off was a fantastic way to see all the sights. Pity there isn't an express train so there is more time to spend there.
Review by: Olwen L, United Kingdom, October 2009
We did not have any time to go around the different places, but I did see it all by going on the bus. If I went again I would stay in Washington for a few days to look around properly!
Review by: OLWEN L, October 2009
We did not have any time to go around the different places, but I did see it all by going on the bus. If I went again I would stay in Washington for a few days to look around properly!
Review by: Joanne P, October 2009
A fantastic trip! What a beautiful city. The hop on hop off was a fantastic way to see all the sights. Pity there isn't an express train so there is more time to spend there.
Review by: Susann H, Canada, January 2009
Great tour. We wanted to see DC for a day but not spend the night, so this was the ideal way to go. Thanks.
Review by: Anonymous, January 2009
Great tour. We wanted to see DC for a day but not spend the night, so this was the ideal way to go. Thanks.
Review by: , January 2009
Great tour. We wanted to see DC for a day but not spend the night, so this was the ideal way to go. Thanks.
Review by: Krishna k. R, January 2009
The tour was great, but we saw the White House only from a distance. I wish the guides had allowed us to at least walk a little to the White House and Capitol Hill. I wonder if it was worth spending so much time on Arlington Cemetery. No disrespect meant, but surely Washington has better things to offer than glorified graves.
Review by: , August 2008
No problems at all - well organised from start to finish. Enjoyed the whole experience.
Review by: Pamela N, August 2008
No problems at all - well organised from start to finish. Enjoyed the whole experience.
Review by: Anonymous, August 2008
No problems at all - well organised from start to finish. Enjoyed the whole experience.
Review by: Krishna K, Qatar, October 2007
The tour was great, but we saw the White House only from a distance. I wish the guides had allowed us to at least walk a little to the White House and Capitol Hill. I wonder if it was worth spending so much time on Arlington Cemetery. No disrespect meant, but surely Washington has better things to offer than glorified graves.
Review by: Krishna k. R, October 2007
The tour was great, but we saw the White House only from a distance. I wish the guides had allowed us to at least walk a little to the White House and Capitol Hill. I wonder if it was worth spending so much time on Arlington Cemetery. No disrespect meant, but surely Washington has better things to offer than glorified graves.
Review by: Nathan B, United States of America, July 2007
We were disappointed with the lack of time spent viewing the White House. In fact, we were given only a few seconds warning that we would be passing this landmark and caught only a fleeting glimpse of it in the distance. In contrast, we spent over an hour at the Arlington Cemetery, whilst interesting, this stop could have been shortened and therefore allowed more time to view the White House and other landmarks which we only drove past. I found that the guide was knowledgeable, however, the amount of information given and the speed in which it was delivered to us, made it difficult to keep track of what we were viewing.
Review by: Richard B, July 2007
We were disappointed with the lack of time spent viewing the White House. In fact, we were given only a few seconds warning that we would be passing this landmark and caught only a fleeting glimpse of it in the distance. In contrast, we spent over an hour at the Arlington Cemetery, whilst interesting, this stop could have been shortened and therefore allowed more time to view the White House and other landmarks which we only drove past. I found that the guide was knowledgeable, however, the amount of information given and the speed in which it was delivered to us, made it difficult to keep track of what we were viewing.
Review by: Anonymous, Canada, February 2007
Nothing great - you arrive in Washington to wait around 2 hrs for the tour to start. There's not much to do in and around the train station. The tour was ok, but nothing great. After the tour you have another 2 hrs before boarding the train back to New York. It was a waste of a day.
Review by: Patricia D, February 2007
Nothing great - you arrive in Washington to wait around 2 hrs for the tour to start. There's not much to do in and around the train station. The tour was ok, but nothing great. After the tour you have another 2 hrs before boarding the train back to New York. It was a waste of a day.
Review by: , February 2007
Nothing great - you arrive in Washington to wait around 2 hrs for the tour to start. There's not much to do in and around the train station. The tour was ok, but nothing great. After the tour you have another 2 hrs before boarding the train back to New York. It was a waste of a day.
Review by: Anonymous, United States of America, December 2006
No problems at all - well organised from start to finish. Enjoyed the whole experience.
Review by: Pamela N, December 2006
No problems at all - well organised from start to finish. Enjoyed the whole experience.
Review by: C H, December 2006
The tour was OK but we saw more cemeteries than anything else. On the plus side Washington railway station was great and we did have time to walk around Capitol Hill before the bus trip.
Review by: C. H. R, New Zealand, September 2006
The tour was OK but we saw more cemeteries than anything else. On the plus side Washington railway station was great and we did have time to walk around Capitol Hill before the bus trip.
Review by: C H, September 2006
The tour was OK but we saw more cemeteries than anything else. On the plus side Washington railway station was great and we did have time to walk around Capitol Hill before the bus trip.
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