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 18m$1,131–2,937Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
23h 41m$765–1,306Fly 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
24h 52m$783–1,540Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- 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 4m$983–3,189Fly 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
26h 47m$897–2,172Fly 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 10m$901–1,577
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 $750 - $1,400 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly which takes 22h 18m and costs $1,100 - $3,000.
The distance between Lusaka and Washington is 7763 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 18m to get from Lusaka to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Lusaka. It is currently 3:17 AM in Lusaka and 9:17 PM in Washington.
There are 1618+ 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
- united.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 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, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- 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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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