How far is Washington, WA from Westminster, MD?

The driving distance from Washington, WA to Westminster, MD is about 2613.4 miles (4205.9 km), with a travel time of about 47h 11m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2215.7 miles (3565.9 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 94h 22m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Road
2613.42 mi
47h 11m
Flight
2215.77 mi
3565.93 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2215.77 mi
Kilometers
3565.93 km
Flight Time
04h 27m

Driving Distance

Road route
2613.42 mi
Kilometers
4205.9 km
Drive Time
47h 11m

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Drive time stays fixed at 47h 11m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Westminster
Thu, Oct 15, 6:59 PM EDT
Return by in Washington
Sat, Oct 17, 3:10 PM PDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Washington
2026-10-13T16:48
Arrive Westminster
Thu, Oct 15, 3:59 PM PDT
Route Timing
47h 11m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
8:11 AM to 9:41 AM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
1:38 PM PDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Washington
8:00 PM PDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Mount Vernon
SD

City in South Dakota, United States

From Washington
1304.3 mi
23h 35m
To Westminster
1309.2 mi
23h 35m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
65°F
Tuesday

Areas Of Frost then Sunny

Starts
Tue, Oct 13 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
3 mph SE
Destination
78°F
Tuesday

Sunny

Starts
Tue, Oct 13 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
1 to 9 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Washington and Westminster.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Washington and Westminster.

  1. 1

    Start on the route

    123 m · 31 sec

  2. 2

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Tigner Road

    741 ft · 24 sec · Tigner Road

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Hinman Drive

    2651 ft · 1 min · Hinman Drive

  4. 4

    Turn right onto Pioneer Drive

    683 ft · 22 sec · Pioneer Drive

  5. 5

    Turn left onto Wescott Drive

    2693 ft · 1 min · Wescott Drive

  6. 6

    Turn right onto Sunset Highway

    2323 ft · 1 min · Sunset Highway

  7. 7

    Turn left onto Goodwin Road

    2028 ft · 56 sec · Goodwin Road

  8. 8

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Hay Canyon Road

    38 m · 4 sec · Hay Canyon Road

  9. 9

    Exit the roundabout onto Hay Canyon Road

    85 m · 10 sec · Hay Canyon Road

  10. 10

    At the end of the road, turn left onto US 2

    9.2 mi · 13 min · US 2

  11. 11

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward US2, US97

    40 m · 6 sec

  12. 12

    Exit the rotary

    1.8 mi · 3 min

  13. 13

    Turn right onto Sunset Highway

    3.8 mi · 7 min · Sunset Highway

  14. 14

    Keep slight right to continue on State Route 28

    26 mi · 34 min · State Route 28

  15. 15

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward White Trail Road

    5 m · 1 sec · White Trail Road

  16. 16

    Exit the roundabout onto White Trail Road

    8.8 mi · 12 min · White Trail Road

  17. 17

    Turn right onto State Route 281

    2.9 mi · 4 min · State Route 281

  18. 18

    Turn left onto Burke Spur

    1.7 mi · 2 min · Burke Spur

  19. 19

    Take the exit straight

    1610 ft · 40 sec

  20. 20

    Merge slight left

    125.8 mi · 2 hr 15 min

  21. 21

    Merge slight right

    315.4 mi · 5 hr 22 min

  22. 22

    Keep slight right

    110.8 mi · 1 hr 51 min

  23. 23

    Continue straight

    6.9 mi · 6 min

  24. 24

    Continue straight

    113 mi · 1 hr 53 min

  25. 25

    Continue straight

    3.1 mi · 4 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East: Sheridan

    54 mi · 51 min

  27. 27

    Take the exit slight right toward US 212 East: Little Bighorn Battlefield, Broadus

    2032 ft · 54 sec

  28. 28

    Turn left

    42.1 mi · 50 min

  29. 29

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward US Highway 212

    66 m · 5 sec · US Highway 212

  30. 30

    Exit the roundabout onto US Highway 212

    20.1 mi · 24 min · US Highway 212

  31. 31

    Continue on Main Street

    3072 ft · 2 min · Main Street

  32. 32

    Continue on US Highway 212

    43.7 mi · 51 min · US Highway 212

  33. 33

    Turn right onto Park Avenue

    2986 ft · 1 min · Park Avenue

  34. 34

    Continue on US Highway 212

    93.7 mi · 1 hr 47 min · US Highway 212

  35. 35

    Turn right onto North 5th Avenue

    2.3 mi · 5 min · North 5th Avenue

  36. 36

    Turn left onto SD Highway 34

    17.5 mi · 21 min · SD Highway 34

  37. 37

    Take the ramp left

    10.7 mi · 11 min

  38. 38

    Continue straight

    23.6 mi · 24 min

  39. 39

    Continue straight

    629.4 mi · 10 hr 31 min

  40. 40

    Keep slight left

    138.1 mi · 2 hr 28 min

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on I 39, I 90: Chicago

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min

  42. 42

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    20.3 mi · 22 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  43. 43

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    40.6 mi · 44 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  44. 44

    Keep slight right to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    1772 ft · 22 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  45. 45

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    526 ft · 30 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  46. 46

    Merge slight right onto Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    123 m · 5 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  47. 47

    Take the exit slight right toward IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue South

    1 mi · 2 min · Cumberland flyover

  48. 48

    Keep slight left to continue on IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue

    75 m · 8 sec

  49. 49

    Turn right onto North Cumberland Avenue

    874 ft · 28 sec · North Cumberland Avenue

  50. 50

    Continue on North Cumberland Avenue

    2310 ft · 1 min · North Cumberland Avenue

  51. 51

    Turn right onto West Higgins Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · West Higgins Road

  52. 52

    Turn right onto North Oriole Avenue

    99 m · 14 sec · North Oriole Avenue

  53. 53

    Turn left onto West Higgins Avenue

    2.7 mi · 6 min · West Higgins Avenue

  54. 54

    Turn right onto North Central Avenue

    929 ft · 26 sec · North Central Avenue

  55. 55

    Turn left onto West Lawrence Avenue

    1858 ft · 43 sec · West Lawrence Avenue

  56. 56

    Turn right onto North Milwaukee Avenue

    3138 ft · 1 min · North Milwaukee Avenue

  57. 57

    Turn left onto West Montrose Avenue

    2904 ft · 1 min · West Montrose Avenue

  58. 58

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 90 East, I 94 East

    1721 ft · 42 sec

  59. 59

    Merge slight left onto Kennedy Expressway

    7.9 mi · 11 min · Kennedy Expressway

  60. 60

    Continue on Dan Ryan Expressway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Dan Ryan Expressway

  61. 61

    Keep slight left to continue on Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

  62. 62

    Take the exit slight right toward I 90 East

    2183 ft · 53 sec

  63. 63

    Merge slight right onto Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

    2612 ft · 50 sec · Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

  64. 64

    Keep slight left to continue on Chicago Skyway

    4.5 mi · 7 min · Chicago Skyway

  65. 65

    Turn straight onto Chicago Skyway

    591 ft · 14 sec · Chicago Skyway

  66. 66

    Merge slight left onto Chicago Skyway

    3.1 mi · 5 min · Chicago Skyway

  67. 67

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    1.6 km · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  68. 68

    Turn straight onto Indiana Toll Road

    961 ft · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  69. 69

    Merge slight right onto Indiana Toll Road

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  70. 70

    Keep slight left to continue on Indiana Toll Road

    153.9 mi · 2 hr 47 min · Indiana Toll Road

  71. 71

    Continue on Ohio Turnpike

    141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike

  72. 72

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike

  73. 73

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    90.1 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Ohio Turnpike

  74. 74

    Continue on Pennsylvania Turnpike

    161.7 mi · 2 hr 56 min · Pennsylvania Turnpike

  75. 75

    Take the exit slight right toward US 30: Breezewood, Baltimore, Washington DC

    1.9 mi · 4 min

  76. 76

    Keep slight right to continue on US 30 East: Chambersburg, Gettysburg

    1079 ft · 47 sec

  77. 77

    Merge slight left onto Lincoln Highway

    20.7 mi · 29 min · Lincoln Highway

  78. 78

    Continue on Lincoln Way West

    4.2 mi · 6 min · Lincoln Way West

  79. 79

    Turn right onto Fort Loudon Road

    2.1 mi · 3 min · Fort Loudon Road

  80. 80

    Turn left onto Lemar Road

    7.6 mi · 13 min · Lemar Road

  81. 81

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Buchanan Trail West

    4.1 mi · 6 min · Buchanan Trail West

  82. 82

    Continue on West Baltimore Street

    1.5 km · 3 min · West Baltimore Street

  83. 83

    Continue on Buchanan Trail East

    6.7 mi · 12 min · Buchanan Trail East

  84. 84

    Continue on West Main Street

    3.2 mi · 8 min · West Main Street

  85. 85

    Continue on Buchanan Trail East

    5.6 mi · 9 min · Buchanan Trail East

  86. 86

    Continue on Waynesboro Pike

    7.6 mi · 11 min · Waynesboro Pike

  87. 87

    Continue on West Main Street

    1.2 mi · 4 min · West Main Street

  88. 88

    Continue on Taneytown Pike

    7.6 mi · 11 min · Taneytown Pike

  89. 89

    Continue on West Baltimore Street

    1.2 km · 2 min · West Baltimore Street

  90. 90

    Turn right onto Trevanion Road

    1.4 km · 2 min · Trevanion Road

  91. 91

    Turn left onto Antrim Boulevard

    1.1 km · 1 min · Antrim Boulevard

  92. 92

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Taneytown Pike

    39 m · 4 sec · Taneytown Pike

  93. 93

    Exit the roundabout onto Taneytown Pike

    9 mi · 12 min · Taneytown Pike

  94. 94

    Turn right onto WMC Drive

    1613 ft · 37 sec · WMC Drive

  95. 95

    Turn right onto New Windsor Road

    805 ft · 23 sec · New Windsor Road

  96. 96

    Turn left onto Uniontown Road

    2089 ft · 44 sec · Uniontown Road

  97. 97

    Continue on West Main Street

    2760 ft · 1 min · West Main Street

  98. 98

    Turn left onto Railroad Avenue

    24 m · 3 sec · Railroad Avenue

  99. 99

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Railroad Avenue

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Washington and Westminster.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
99 steps
47 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
25
8 merges, 17 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.8 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
SD Highway 34
819 mi · 31%
Burke Spur
677 mi · 26%
Ohio Turnpike
241 mi · 9%
Pennsylvania Turnpike
162 mi · 6%
US Highway 212
158 mi · 6%
Indiana Toll Road
157 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

SD Highway 34

Continue straight

629 mi · 10h 31m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
47h 11m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
94h 22m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+397.7 mi
2215.7 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Mount Vernon
23h 35m from Washington
Leave By
1:38 PM PDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Areas Of Frost then Sunny leaving Washington and Sunny near Westminster.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Washington to Westminster?

The road trip is about 2613.4 miles (4205.9 km) and usually takes 47h 11m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Mount Vernon is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1304.3 miles from Washington and 1309.2 miles from Westminster.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2215.7 miles (3565.9 km), while the road route adds roughly 397.7 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 3 hour time difference between Washington and Westminster, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Areas Of Frost then Sunny around Washington and Sunny near Westminster.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Washington and Westminster. Straight-line distance: 2215.77 mi (3565.93 km).

Washington

#1 Washington

Located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, Washington is known for its diverse landscapes, including the Olympic Mountains and the Columbia River.

Population7,693,612
Coordinates47.5001200, -120.5014700
Altitude555
CountryUnited States
Westminster

#2 Westminster

City in northern Maryland, United States

Population18,712
Coordinates39.5753800, -76.9958100
Altitude233
CountryUnited States
Start: Washington (-120.50147, 47.50012)
End: Westminster (-76.99581, 39.57538)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 4206 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)87h 04m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)65h 20m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)52h 16m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)43h 33m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)37h 20m
80 mph (129 km/h)32h 36m
Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Washington and Westminster, MD. The current time in Washington is 16:48:10, although it is 19:48:10 in Westminster.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.