There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CAI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
15h 49m$353–659Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CAI - DCA
17h$851–3,401Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CAI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
19h 32m$353–2,053Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CAI - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
19h 13m$394–810Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CAI - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
18h 49m$460–1,291Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CAI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 10m$539–1,289
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $350 - $700 and takes 15h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 15h 49m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between Cairo and Washington is 5911 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Cairo to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Cairo. It is currently 10:54 PM in Cairo and 4:54 PM in Washington.
There are 1285+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Washington, DC, USA?
Egyptair, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Munich, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Athens, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Munich, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Athens, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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 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
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
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 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
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
- 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 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
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
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