There are 7 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 Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LUN - DCA
22h 18m$1,031–2,737Fly Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 20m$591–2,017Fly 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
24h 55m$833–2,040Fly Lusaka 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
25h 18m$633–3,089Fly 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
27h 17m$1,047–2,766Fly 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
23h 42m$665–1,646Bus to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Lubumbashibus
- 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
41h 26m
Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly and train which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 23h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly which takes 22h 18m and costs $1,000 - $2,800.
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 8:42 AM in Lusaka and 2:42 AM in Washington.
There are 1352+ 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
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Entebbe, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- 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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Entebbe, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Lusaka to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kinshasa, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
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