There are 7 ways to get from Dakar to Washington by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane DSS - DCA
16h 22m$661–2,812Bus, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane DSS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
20h 18m$343–1,864Bus, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane DSS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
17h 55m$353–1,420Bus, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DSS - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
17h 19m$469–971Bus, fly to Richmond International Airport
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane DSS - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
25h 34m$415–1,652Bus, fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane DSS - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
21h 44m$425–1,835Bus, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DSS - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
19h 35m$539–1,600
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Washington is to bus and fly and train which costs $460 - $1,000 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 16h 22m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between Dakar and Washington is 4038 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Dakar to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 4h behind Dakar. It is currently 10:51 AM in Dakar and 6:51 AM in Washington.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Washington. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS 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
- delta.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Montreal, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Montreal, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Montreal, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Montreal, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- 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 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 Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 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
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
- 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
- $14–25
- 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
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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