There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane EDI - DCA
12h 44m$763–1,713Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
14h 37m$376–872Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- 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
11h 31m$395–821Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- 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
13h 30m$465–1,465Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane EDI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
13h 1m$521–1,001
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Washington is to fly and train which costs $370 - $900 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 11h 31m and costs $390 - $850.
The distance between Edinburgh and Washington is 3484 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 9:33 PM in Edinburgh and 4:33 PM in Washington.
There are 3111+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Washington, DC, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- 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
- $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
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
- 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 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
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