There are 8 ways to get from Belfast to Washington by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DUB - DCA
14h$824–2,756Fly Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BFS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
15h 45m$224–824Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane DUB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
12h 59m$406–914Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BHD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
13h 49m$325–1,211Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BHD - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
14h 9m$435–2,355Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DUB - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
14h 27m$607–1,909Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DUB - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 39m$393–1,015Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DUB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 45m$414–1,136
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $220 - $850 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Washington is to bus and fly and subway which takes 12h 59m and costs $400 - $950.
The distance between Belfast and Washington is 3502 miles.
It takes approximately 14h to get from Belfast to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 5h behind Belfast. It is currently 10:27 AM in Belfast and 5:27 AM in Washington.
There are 1571+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Washington. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Glasgow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Glasgow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- 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
- 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
Contact 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
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $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 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
- $60–130
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–160
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
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