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
19h 12m$753–2,404Fly 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
22h 46m$346–1,760Fly 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 1m$405–1,312Fly 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
21h 12m$365–1,756Fly 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
21h 46m$411–1,854Fly 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 35m$596–1,773Fly 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 54m$582–1,494
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 $360 - $1,800 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 18h 1m and costs $400 - $1,400.
The distance between Beijing and Washington is 6971 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 12m to get from Beijing to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 13h behind Beijing. It is currently 9:40 AM in Beijing and 8:40 PM in Washington.
There are 1348+ 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
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Seattle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- 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
- $5–60
- 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
- $18–230
- 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
- $30–360
- 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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