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$1,330–3,546Fly 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 8m$522–2,398Fly 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 10m$532–1,954Fly 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 43m$802–2,191Fly 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 41m$623–2,415Fly 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
28h 52m$859–2,136Drive 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 58m$934–2,326Drive 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$895–1,242
Lusaka (LUN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to drive and fly and subway which costs $850 - $1,300 and takes 30h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Washington is to fly which takes 26h 1m and costs $1,300 - $3,600.
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 5:33 AM in Lusaka and 10:33 PM in Washington.
There are 1469+ 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 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
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
- $650–2,300
Flights from Lusaka to Newark Liberty International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
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
- $750–2,700
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
- $750–2,700
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
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
- $700–2,500
- 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Lusaka to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Lusaka to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
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
- $550–1,600
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 Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- 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
- $500–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
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
- $490–1,800
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
- $390–1,500
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 Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Lusaka to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Lusaka to Richmond International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
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
- $550–1,600
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nairobi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- 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
- $750–2,700
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
- $750–2,700
- 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
- $750–2,700
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
- $750–2,700
- 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
- $850–2,200
- 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
- $5–70
- 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
- $40–430
- 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
- $22–40
- 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
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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