Washington DC Day Trip from New York City
4.5
Washington DC Day Trip from New York City
By Empire Vacations Day Tours - New York
About
Getting from New York City to Washington DC can be expensive and troublesome on your own. Skip the hassle with this Washington DC tour, perfect for those with only a day to spend in the US capital. The trip includes round-trip transport and entrance to Arlington Cemetery. It also takes you to the highlights, such as memorials, monuments, and Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (while Air and Space Museum is closed due to renovations)
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$300.79
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Ages 0-99, max of 54 per group
Duration: 11–13 hours
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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Highlights
- Travel to Washington DC from New York City without renting a car
- See popular US attractions during this Washington DC tour
- Stay entertained on the ride with free onboard Wi-Fi
- Includes visits to Arlington National Cemetery and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (while Air and Space Museum is closed due to renovations)
- Professional tour guide
- Transportation by 15-passenger van or a full-sized bus
- Free Wi-Fi on bus only
- Entry/Admission - National Air and Space Museum
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- After you get picked up in NYC for this Washington DC tour, sit back and relax on the ride to the US capital city. Your vehicle has onboard Wi-Fi and air conditioning to keep you cool on hot days. You can also watch as Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland pass by. Once you arrive in the District of Columbia, your guide takes you to Arlington Cemetery, where admission is included with your tour price. Roam the grounds, and catch sight of JFK’s grave. Then, hop back in your vehicle for a ride around the city to see its main attractions, including Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (while Air and Space Museum is closed due to renovations), the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Your tour ends with drop-off back in New York City. Help create a better planet for everyone to travel and explore. We have partnered with One Tree Planted to plant one tree for every passenger that travels with us along with an extra tree for anyone that books multiple trips.
- Start:
- 330 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA6:30 AM Departure In front of Port Authority side entrance Bus Terminal Building on 42nd Street (between 8th & 9th Avenue)
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3857DC1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required
- Depending on the rules on the day, sometimes a stop can be made for photographs from outside the fence
- Time at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is approximately 1.5-hours
- For tours with fewer guests, vans may be substituted - wifi and restrooms on full size buses only.
- Tours can be bilingual/multilingual as they are offered in many different languages
- Children under the age of 2 are free, please advise at time of booking if infant is traveling
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Due to security, there is no entry to the White House
- Due to security a passport or U.S. ID will be required to enter Arlington Cemetery
- Air and space Museum is currently under renovations - entrance is not guaranteed
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 54 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- Is hotel pickup included for the Washington DC Day Trip?
- Hotel pickup is not available for this tour. You will have to make your own way to the meeting location listed in the 'Departure & Return" section above.Answered Feb 2022
- Is parking available at the pickup point for the Washington DC Day Trip?
- There is a parking lot available near the departure point (parking rates apply), however, it is highly recommended to utilize public transportation or a ride-share service.Answered Feb 2022
- What type of vehicle is used for the Washington DC Day Trip?
- Depending on the group size, you will travel in either a comfortable air-conditioned bus or van.Answered Feb 2022
- Is Wifi available during the tour?
- Wifi services are available on full-size coaches only. Mobile wifi is not designed to support streaming services.Answered Feb 2022
The tour operator has provided the following answers to customers’ questions.- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3857DC1
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Itinerary
- You'll start at330 W 42nd St330 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA6:30 AM Departure In front of Port Authority side entrance Bus Terminal Building on 42nd Street (between 8th & 9th Avenue)See address & details
- 1Empire Vacations Day Tours - New YorkStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 2Arlington National CemeteryStop: 45 minutesSee details
- 3U.S. CapitolStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 4White HouseStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 5National Air and Space MuseumStop: 90 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 6Vietnam Veterans MemorialStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 7Lincoln MemorialStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 8Korean War Veterans MemorialStop: 20 minutesSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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- rodneym1360 contributionsGreat intro to the Hamptons"Take the bus and leave the driving to us"-an old advertising slogan, but very true here! Not something you want to rent a car and do yourself. Traffic in/out of NYC is nightmarish!! But our capable driver was up to the challenge and safely delivered us to our breakfast stop at a Panera location. Great food; extremely fast service. From there, on to the quaint local communities on the east end of Long Island. We had about 45 minutes off the bus to explore the Main streets of each of these towns, and then rode the bus past the beachfront estates of the rich but not necessarily so famous (think investment bankers, not media stars!) A stop at a scenic beach to feel the sand between your toes, then on to a whirlwind tasting at a local Winery. Lunch not included, but an hour was afforded in the final small town to choose an eatery that appealed to you. All the while, the very knowledgeable tour guide enlightened and entertained us with details of what we were seeing, delivered with a delightful German accent. The only downside for us...2 hours was alloted to patronize an outlet mall. We have those much closer to home, and would have preferred that time to have been used exploring more local color.Written 21 September 2023
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- nicolelP9185VM0 contributionsNot for Native New Yorkers Who Want Day Trip and Careless Tracking of American ParticipantsDidn’t like the tour guides. I was left behind and none even noticed. Also this trip is not made for native New Yorkers who want to just get on guided trip out of the city for the day. It’s geared for travelers from other countries. The tours are listed as “bilingual “ but not much attendance is paid to English speakers at all. There were only 2 native New Yorkers and we needed English. Also it’s ridiculous that there were 3 guides on one trip and none knew I was missing but besides that we were dealing with Spanish, Italian and Japanese translators. That’s just too many languages on one tour. When we went in to places there were a lot of other group tours and the guides walked through super fast and several of us got lost within other tours because no one even looked back to check if whole group was following and also it was confusing with so many guides on our trip because they didn’t stay together. Everything was rushed. Also 1 guide didn’t like air conditioning and wanted to keep the bus hot and didn’t even ask others if cold, only said the Italians were. I was happy to get off the bus and go home.Written 6 August 2023
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- moresunshine280 contributionsAMISH COUNTRY DAYOur Tour Guide Utah was amazing, full of knowledge & very accomadating. Also great at "toilet stops" which i needed lol. The only thing disappointing was that rather than go to the "Amish Village" {which was just along the road} the market we attened i felt didnt give the amish experience apart from the kiosk selling ice cream. I would of loved to of done the proper Amish experience. John who took us the ride in the Amish buggy to the farm was also full of knowledge.Written 20 July 2023
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- Bruce-Delwyn0 contributionsPhiladelphia and Amish Country tourThis is a well conducted tour. Our guide was Okai and worked hard to make our trip totally enjoyable. There was some conflicting information supplied in the itinerary which required a call to sort out., Our issue was the A/C stopped working on the bus. Academy were the bus suppliers. Their back/service was VERY poor and lacking. Most of our trip was in a bus at a temperate in the late 80F (30+C). Academy offered a replacement bus, available hours after our trip was due to finish, at a location well out of our final location. Our advice is to be wary of the bus supplier. Empire tours, the tour suppler was great. Maybe the management of Empire could have done more to support their tour guideWritten 26 June 2023
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3 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
1) First it started with that we couldn't find where bus was in the morning and guide didn't call us even if he (german guide) had our number and could speak german perfectly! Then we called by ourselves, but bus was already gone. For what you have a number when you dont call?!
2) Secondly, there was no internet in the bus. But we booked full tour and free internet was included.
3) Thirdly, very poor organisation not only between trips but also inside the bus. So, our german guide was Corona and woman who could speak a bit german put german speaking people to the middle of french speaking and these french speaking were continuosly talking whole the way. For this reason we couldn't sleep and day was exhausted. Poor organisation was also when started trips. We supposed to see air and space museum where we had to spend 2 hours how is it written here in this website. But guide gave us 75 minutes and we couldn't go inside museum at all because of time limit!!! So it was not done how it was written! Because of this short time limit i and my husband couldn't go toilet. Then, we asked italian speaking guide name Andrea if we will do a stop before going New York. He said no and gave us 20 minutes to go toilet in the art museum, which was also stressful running there and to bus back. And then on the way back new york they did a stop!!!
So we give only two stars because german speaking woman gave us hot spot because wi fi in bus didnt work as mentioned above.
We did a day trip to Niagara with another Tour company before Washington and were driving so long way, but that trip didn't do us so exhausted how this short trip to Washington.
2) Secondly, there was no internet in the bus. But we booked full tour and free internet was included.
3) Thirdly, very poor organisation not only between trips but also inside the bus. So, our german guide was Corona and woman who could speak a bit german put german speaking people to the middle of french speaking and these french speaking were continuosly talking whole the way. For this reason we couldn't sleep and day was exhausted. Poor organisation was also when started trips. We supposed to see air and space museum where we had to spend 2 hours how is it written here in this website. But guide gave us 75 minutes and we couldn't go inside museum at all because of time limit!!! So it was not done how it was written! Because of this short time limit i and my husband couldn't go toilet. Then, we asked italian speaking guide name Andrea if we will do a stop before going New York. He said no and gave us 20 minutes to go toilet in the art museum, which was also stressful running there and to bus back. And then on the way back new york they did a stop!!!
So we give only two stars because german speaking woman gave us hot spot because wi fi in bus didnt work as mentioned above.
We did a day trip to Niagara with another Tour company before Washington and were driving so long way, but that trip didn't do us so exhausted how this short trip to Washington.
Written 27 December 2021
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Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback.
We have researched all the items in your review and found that you were late to the tour and the guide held the entire group in order to allow you to participate in the activity.
Wifi technology is limited to cell reception which can be intermittent in inclement weather. We are happy to hear that our German guide managed to get service on their personal hotspot and provided you the opportunity to connect.
Due to the Air and Space museum COVID protocols and the increased traffic during the holidays we are subject to their availability for our visit.
We are happy that you were able to enjoy the city of Washington DC on the tour which operated as advertised and hope to host you again on another tour in the future.
Best
Roie
Empire Vacations
Written 29 December 2021
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Georgette B
Bronx, NY89 contributions
Long weekend trip to DC/Maryland/Virginia We stayed at the crown plaza in crystal city, Va
15 minutes to all the things we wanted to do and see. Safe hotel needed key to use elevator and get to floor needed key to get in and out of parking garage. Visited all the monuments all were free went to washington zoo also free Went to the national harbour for dinner in maryland. Most of the monuments are open 24 hours and a day 7 days a week. Really a great trip for cples and families.
15 minutes to all the things we wanted to do and see. Safe hotel needed key to use elevator and get to floor needed key to get in and out of parking garage. Visited all the monuments all were free went to washington zoo also free Went to the national harbour for dinner in maryland. Most of the monuments are open 24 hours and a day 7 days a week. Really a great trip for cples and families.
Written 8 June 2022
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Hi!
Thank you for your excellent review.
We are glad you enjoyed your trip, the visits to the Monuments and that your stay at the Crown Plaza was exceptional.
Our goal is to provide a memorable experience.
We look forward to hosting you again.
Stephanie
Empire Vacations
Written 20 July 2022
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Adele M
27 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Would really recommend this trip! The length of the trip is a little longer than stated as it is a 4 hour trip from New york to the first stop. However, once at the first destination, the time goes so quick! Total trip was about 13 hours as we set off at 7am and arrived back at 9-15pm.
We got to see all of the destinations as stated and the tour guide was so informative and could answer questions. Our tour guide Eddie was really approachable and gave us all a detailed account of what we were doing and time scales. The main tourist places of Washington is seen in one day. Would deffo recommend!!
We got to see all of the destinations as stated and the tour guide was so informative and could answer questions. Our tour guide Eddie was really approachable and gave us all a detailed account of what we were doing and time scales. The main tourist places of Washington is seen in one day. Would deffo recommend!!
Written 4 January 2020
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kaytee001
Yakima, WA40 contributions
Very quick day trip to DC. We hit the mist popular sites while in the city. My only suggestion would be to make the tour of museums 2 hrs to give people a chance to eat and look around. Other than that, it was great. Take water and sunscreen! They do
Stop for 20 minutes a couple hours in and o the way home for food/snacks. We had a great time!
Stop for 20 minutes a couple hours in and o the way home for food/snacks. We had a great time!
Written 12 July 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review us!
We are glad you enjoyed your Tour.
Our goal is to provide a memorable experience.
We look forward to host you again soon.
Mike
Amadeo Team
Written 15 July 2022
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Lee M
London, UK14 contributions
Jun 2022
A long day but so very worthwhile. After being picked up at Port Authority Bus Terminal we proceeded through NJ. DE and MD our guide whose name was Joe was extremely knowledgeable and gave a lot of very detailed information as we worked our way through the itinerary. It was amazing to finally get up close with these places that we'd seen so often on TV and movies they more than lived up to expectations. Thank you for making our first trip to the US all the more special it was worth the year's wait we had to endure thanks to the pandemic.
Written 30 June 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review our trip.
We are delighted to know that our guide provided a knowledgeable experience, making your trip to Washington DC memorable and even exceeding your expectations. This makes us very happy!
We look forward to hosting you again soon!
Mike
Amadeo Team
Written 15 July 2022
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Michelle G
Washington7 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
My husband and I booked this trip to Washington DC because I'm in love with history. It was an informative and organized trip. To anyone considering whether they should book this trip or not, you should. Not only was this trip extremely fun and organized but we saw so much in such little time. We got to the bus around 6:10, then we went to the restroom that was in the bus terminal. When we returned we met our tour guides and then settled into our seats. We had a whole day exploring New York City the day before so we were extremely sleepy. We slept for most of the ride, then we woke up in Delaware. We stopped and ate a little bit here, we were there for roughly 30-45 minutes. We got back on the Bus and got to all of the scheduled tour spots. Yeah, you're gonna be on a bus often, but you will have a lot of time to walk around the sites, and take lots of pictures. Almost everything is free except for food, but make sure you eat at the National Air and Space Museum. We got back to New York around 9, there was no traffic on the way back which was nice. It all depends on the day. We went on a Friday, then we took the subway and got back to our hotel around 9:30. The meeting spot is basically in Times Square, so there are a lot of places where you could eat late at night. We ended up just ordering takeout at our hotel and rested.
Written 20 November 2023
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Hello
Thank you for your review
WE are glad that our team mae this experience memorable for you
Stephanie
Empire Vacations
Written 27 November 2023
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DREW R
Glasgow, UK337 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
Thoroughly enjoyed this trip. Our guide was excellent. Was staying in New York for a week and thought it would be good idea to try and see a bit of Washington. Was a long day but i felt it was worth it. I got to see the White House, The Capitol, Lincoln Monument, Vietnam and Korean war memorials, Washington Monument and Arlington National Cemetery. We were supposed to visit the Air and Space Museum but there was an issue that meant we visited the Natural History Museum. This has to be one the best free to enter museums anywhere in the world. You could spend hours in it trying to make sure you seen everything.
Written 20 April 2023
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cmcd0n
Padiham, UK7 contributions
We got to see everything we wanted to on this 1 day trip from New York. The guide who i would say is one of the best guides we have ever had gave you all the history and information about the monuments you where about to see ,we had time to take photographs and take everything in .Another one ticked off our list of places to see.It was a long day about 4 hours and 30 minutes each way with a stop in between. We really enjoyed the day 😊
Written 13 July 2022
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Hello!
Thank you for an excellent review.
We are glad that you enjoyed your trip to Washington DC and that you got to see all the places you wanted.
Our goal is to give a memorable experience.
We look forward to hosting you again
Stephanie,
Empire Solutions
Written 18 July 2022
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AndriesVer
London, UK41 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Full day of visiting interesting places in DC with travel information provided by a knowledgeable tour guide. The arrival process in the morning was chaotic and we were unsure of which bus to get on. Organization very poor upon departure but the rest of the day was flawless.
Written 25 May 2023
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Hello
Thank you for your review
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your tour and that our guides and the rest of the team made this experience memorable
We look forward to hosting you soon again
Stephanie
Empire Vacations
Written 26 May 2023
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Lee P
Melbourne, Australia210 contributions
Meeting point 6.30am. Drop off 9 pm. Long day. Most spent on the bus. Having said that totally worth it.
Being from Australia, we hadn’t originally intended to go to Washington as it was too far out of the way, but after seeing this excursion advertised we thought it was an opportunity to tick a lot of boxes. Guide Armin was excellent very informative and entertaining.
Was great to experience the major stops, Arlington Cemetery inc JFK’s grave, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam & Korean memorials. Capital Building, The White House, Lunch at the Aerospace Museum.
Awesome to see all these iconic places personally, which are so familiar to everyone.
Downside no fault of the operators or guides……was t selfishness and entitlement of others not listening to instructions about returning on time at the stops……not only making the day longer but those who did return on time were left sitting on the bus waiting and unfortunately there were the same people doing it.
Other than that a great experience.
Being from Australia, we hadn’t originally intended to go to Washington as it was too far out of the way, but after seeing this excursion advertised we thought it was an opportunity to tick a lot of boxes. Guide Armin was excellent very informative and entertaining.
Was great to experience the major stops, Arlington Cemetery inc JFK’s grave, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam & Korean memorials. Capital Building, The White House, Lunch at the Aerospace Museum.
Awesome to see all these iconic places personally, which are so familiar to everyone.
Downside no fault of the operators or guides……was t selfishness and entitlement of others not listening to instructions about returning on time at the stops……not only making the day longer but those who did return on time were left sitting on the bus waiting and unfortunately there were the same people doing it.
Other than that a great experience.
Written 2 October 2023
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Hi
Thank you for your review
We are glad that you enjoyed your tour and that Armin and the rest of the team made this experience memorable for you.
We look forward to hosting you again
Stephanie
Empire Vacations
Written 2 October 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Cuantas personas máximo van el el bus o minivan desde NY hasta Washington ?
hora aproximada de salida y de regreso
tiempo aproximado de viaje (translado en la carretera)
cassiopc
Belfast, UK6 contributions
I have tried to book with the "pay later" option. I was told that $1 would be debited now, which is fine, but the request to the card was to block the full value, which I declined. Can you please clarify this? I want to book, but I do not want a hold in my card for the next 4 months. Thank you.
Ann N
Hendricks, MN11 contributions
Do you get to spend any time at the air and space museum or just kind of drive by?
Exactly how long is the actual drive to and from? If we leave NY at 6:30, what is the arrival time at DC?
Is English spoken during this tour? When I try to book it only gives options for languages other than English.
We Snorkel Free
Davenport, FL108 contributions
What is offered to eat? Plan to travel with children.
Are back packs allowed?
Alice D
1 contribution
Yes you can take a backpack there are stops on the way for refreshments and time in Washington for eats
Dave Akenut
2 contributions
I have to go to the JFK Airport at midnight
1.what time will we be back in New York?
2.Can I bring 1 big baggage with me and would it cost extra?
dippydoo1953
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK22 contributions
We got back 9.30 but the late return was due to someone who was late for the bus in Washington
I suppose you could. There is room. Best ask before you go the office is very accessible.