Best way to travel between Bakersfield, CA, United States and Washington, D.C., DC

A: Bakersfield, CA, United States

B: Washington, D.C., DC

Travel Modes: Price; Distance; Duration; CO2

train: $249.844912; 5004.54 km; 64h 45mins; 265.24 kgs

drive: $255.11; 4288.37 km; 42h 23mins; 548.91 kgs

bus: $320.792576; 4501.78 km; 62h 12mins; 135.05 kgs

flight: $641.35; 3733.15 km; 7h 32mins; 403.18 kgs

Tranport	Distance	Time(hrs)	Cost(local)	Cost(usd)
Train	5004.54 km	64h 45mins	250 USD	249.844912
Drive	4288.37 km	42h 23mins	255 USD	255.11
Bus	4501.78 km	62h 12mins	321 USD	320.792576
Flight	3733.15 km	7h 32mins	641 USD	641.35

Take Bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles: Time: 2h 30mins Cost: 7 USD; $ 6.6 - 8.1 USD CO2 Emission: 5.53 kgs
Take Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station: Time: 42h 50mins Cost: 240 USD; $ 216.0 - 264.0 USD CO2 Emission: 189.97 kgs
Take Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station: Time: 17h 25mins Cost: 100 USD; $ 90.0 - 110.0 USD CO2 Emission: 65.51 kgs

Source: Rome2rio

Mode of travel comparision chart

The best and cheapest way to get from Bakersfield, CA, United States and Washington, D.C., DC is to travel by train, which will cost about 250 USD or 225.00 USD.