There are 7 ways to get from Cairnryan to Washington by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane EDI - DCA
15h 17mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GLA - DCA
16h 40m$303–1,751Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane EDI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
14h 32mBus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane EDI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
16h 4mBus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane EDI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 32mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane GLA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
16h 52m$325–859Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane EDI - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
17h 24m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Washington is to train and fly and subway which costs $320 - $900 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Washington is to train and fly which takes 16h 40m and costs $300 - $1,800.
The distance between Cairnryan and Washington is 3599 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Cairnryan to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 5h behind Cairnryan. It is currently 7:43 AM in Cairnryan and 2:43 AM in Washington.
There are 1181+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cairnryan to Washington. However, you can take the bus to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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 Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via London Heathrow, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via London Heathrow, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- 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
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
- $6–70
- 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
- $11–180
- 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
- $30–350
- 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
- 41 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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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