There are 8 ways to get from Lusaka to Washington by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
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Fly Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LUN - DCA
26h 1m$1,430–3,946Fly Lusaka 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
30h 18m$502–2,998Fly Lusaka 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
28h 5m$532–2,754Fly Lusaka 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
30h 51m$801–2,186Fly Lusaka 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
29h 2m$859–2,136Fly Lusaka 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
26h 38m$623–2,415Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Drive from Lusaka to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane FBM - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
39h 53m$984–2,426Drive to Victoria Falls Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Drive from Lusaka to Victoria-Falls-Airport-VFAcar
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane VFA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
30h 21m$895–2,442
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 $850 - $2,200 and takes 29h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly which takes 26h 1m and costs $1,400 - $4,000.
The distance between Lusaka and Washington is 7764 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 1m to get from Lusaka to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 7h behind Lusaka. It is currently 11:24 PM in Lusaka and 4:24 PM in Washington.
There are 1348+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Washington, DC, USA?
Kenya Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Capetown, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- 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
- $500–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
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
- $470–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
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
- $370–1,900
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kinshasa, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- 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 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
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
- $5–60
- 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
- $30–360
- 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 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
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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