There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Washington by plane, train, or subway
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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
18h 3m$1,204–2,504Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
cheapest- 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
21h 49m$572–1,650Fly 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
22h 36m$606–2,456Fly 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 49m$656–1,312Fly 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 35m$687–2,557Fly 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 2m$683–1,463Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- 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
22h 2m$869–1,644
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 subway which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Washington is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs $1,200 - $2,500.
The distance between Beijing and Washington is 6971 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Beijing to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 12h behind Beijing. It is currently 1:43 PM in Beijing and 1:43 AM in Washington.
There are 1486+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Washington, DC, USA?
Hainan, Air Canada, and five 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 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- $800–2,400
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
- $750–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
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
- $320–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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
- 46 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
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