There are 6 ways to get from Lusaka to Washington by plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LUN - DCA
22h 29m$1,631–4,837Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LUN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
27h 46m$533–3,089Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LUN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
25h 43m$583–2,745Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane LUN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 16m$644–1,676Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane LUN - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
27h 29m$843–2,572Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LUN - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 53m$860–2,127
Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly and train which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 24h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly which takes 22h 29m and costs $1,600 - $4,900.
The distance between Lusaka and Washington is 7763 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 29m to get from Lusaka to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Lusaka. It is currently 3:05 AM in Lusaka and 9:05 PM in Washington.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Washington, DC, USA?
Kenya Airways, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- 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
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
- $6–16
- 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
- $50–120
- 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
- 42 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
- 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
- $12–22
- 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
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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