- Must visit
The Mariners' Museum and Park
Major maritime museum with historic ships, naval artefacts, interactive galleries, and river views. A standout stop for shipbuilding and seafaring history.
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Washington, DC to Newport News, VA is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Washington, DC to Newport News, VA will cost around £26 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £19.
On Tue 03 Nov, we found 3 trains from Washington, DC to Newport News, VA, including 3 direct services.
These direct trains cover the 220 km distance in an average of 4 h 11 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 4 h 7 m .
The slowest trains will take 4 h 19 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

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Trains from Washington, DC to Newport News, VA run on average 2 times per day, taking around 4h 13m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £19 but you can travel from only £18 by coach.
There are 2 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 04:08, the last at 19:12. The fastest train covers the 220 km distance in 4h 0m.
Distance 220 km |
Average train duration 4h 13m |
Cheapest ticket price £19 |
Trains per day 2 |
Direct trains 2 |
Fastest train 4h 0m |
First train 4:08 |
Last train 19:12 |
Cheapest Month Jul |
Cheapest Day Tue |
High Season Jul - Sept |
Low Season Oct - Dec |
Busiest Day Fri |
Least Busy Day Tue |
Best time to book 1 day |
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The table below shows live departures for Washington, DC to Newport News, VA trains for tomorrow, Tuesday 3 November. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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![]() | 11:20 Washington, DC | 4h07 | 15:27 Newport News, VA | 0 changesdirect | |
![]() | 12:20 Washington, DC | 4h07 | 16:27 Newport News, VA | 0 changesdirect | |
![]() | 19:50 Washington, DC | 4h19 | 0:09 Newport News, VA | 0 changesdirect | |
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Major maritime museum with historic ships, naval artefacts, interactive galleries, and river views. A standout stop for shipbuilding and seafaring history.
Compact museum on wartime service, with tanks, weapons, uniforms, and thoughtful exhibits on American conflicts from the Civil War onwards.
Science centre with hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, and family-friendly programmes that make astronomy, physics, and engineering easy to explore.
Large waterfront park with woodland trails, gardens, a lake, and the Mariners’ Lake path. Ideal for walking, cycling, and peaceful river views.
Popular urban district with a central fountain plaza, seasonal events, shops, and easy walking between restaurants, arts venues, and green spaces.
Scenic regional park with river beaches, wooded trails, campsites, and one of the area’s best sunset viewpoints over the James River.
Blue crab cakes are a Tidewater staple, made with sweet Chesapeake blue crab and minimal filler. They reflect the area’s strong seafood heritage.
Virginia oyster stew is a creamy soup of local oysters, milk and butter, long linked to coastal homes and winter gatherings in Hampton Roads.
She-crab soup is a rich regional bisque made with crab meat, crab roe and cream. It is a classic Tidewater dish with deep local roots.
Refined seafood restaurant known for oysters, crab cakes and coastal American dishes in an elegant but relaxed setting.
Upscale steakhouse and seafood venue with classic American dishes, polished service and a comfortable dining room.
Long-running local seafood spot serving fried platters, oysters and regional sides in a casual, family-friendly atmosphere.
Moderate for US coastal cities. Hotels and dining are usually mid-priced, and getting around often needs a car, which can raise visitor costs.
Tip 18-20% in restaurants, more for excellent service. Round up or add 10-15% for taxis. Small tips are appreciated in cafés.
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Most Washington, DC to Newport News, VA trains use the Union Station to Newport News station pair. Use this guide to compare Washington, DC and Newport News, VA train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Union Station is 2 km from Washington city centre. Public transport options include:
Union Station has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, Hotel, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental and Information Desk.
Food options include: Shake Shack, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Chopt Creative Salad Co., Chipotle Mexican Grill, Thunder Grill, Johnny Rockets, Jamba Juice, Ladurée Union Station, & many more
Free Wi-Fi in the station courtesy of Amtrak. ATMs are there are 2 ATM machines located on Level G.
The ticket office is open Mon - Fri: 04:30 - 22:00, Sat - Sun: 05:00 - 22:00. Information desks are located on the train concourse of Level G near the Amtrak Waiting Area.
Luggage storage is amtrak provides temporary luggage storage for $10 per bag for 24 hours for customers holding Amtrak tickets.
Available at Union Station: Parking, Taxis.
Available at Union Station: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Union Station: Elevators, escalators, wheelchair access. Accessible facilities including restrooms, parking, platforms, ticket office, waiting room.
Nearby hotels include Hyatt Recency Washington On Capitol Hill, Phoenix Park Hotel, Kimpton George Hotel.
Newport News has practical services for this route, including Accessibility.
Accessibility facilities are available at Newport News: The place has an entrance that is wheelchair-accessible.
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