There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CMB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
23h 51m$1,030–4,042Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CMB - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 4m$491–2,283Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CMB - DCA
24h 59m$2,128–8,534Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CMB - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 36m$1,266–3,717Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CMB - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 42m$880–2,886Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CMB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 35m$757–3,124
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Washington is to fly and train which costs $490 - $2,300 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 23h 51m and costs $1,000 - $4,100.
The distance between Colombo and Washington is 9033 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 51m to get from Colombo to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 9h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:49 PM in Colombo and 3:19 AM in Washington.
There are 1605+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Washington, DC, USA?
SriLankan Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- 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 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 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 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 Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- 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
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