There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PEK - DCA
17h 55m$803–4,004Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEK - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 54m$302–1,694Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PEK - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
18h 30m$395–2,012Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PEK - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
20h 17m$415–2,656Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PEK - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
20h 41m$431–2,092Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PEK - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 40m$626–1,163Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEK - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 18m$406–1,850
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Washington is to fly and train which costs $300 - $1,700 and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Washington is to fly which takes 17h 55m and costs $800 - $4,000.
The distance between Beijing and Washington is 6971 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from Beijing to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 12h behind Beijing. It is currently 3:54 PM in Beijing and 3:54 AM in Washington.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Washington, DC, USA?
Hainan, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
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