There are 7 ways to get from Cairo to Washington by plane, subway, train, or bus
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Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CAI - DCA
17h 18m$1,101–3,601Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- 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
16h 4m$353–609Fly 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
20h 21m$363–2,053Fly 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 22m$389–800Fly 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 20m$534–1,279Fly 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
19h 14m$460–1,291Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane CAI - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
23h 12m$494–1,936
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $350 - $650 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 16h 4m and costs $350 - $650.
The distance between Cairo and Washington is 5871 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from Cairo to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Cairo. It is currently 9:22 PM in Cairo and 3:22 PM in Washington.
There are 1664+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
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 Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Munich, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Athens, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
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 Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Munich, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Athens, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- 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 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 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
- $7–17
- 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
- $55–130
- 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
- $30–75
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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