There are 8 ways to get from Luthern to Washington by train, plane, or subway
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)ZRH - DCA
14h 54m$574–1,846Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)ZRH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
16h 24m$253–826Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)ZRH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
13h 25m$396–954Train to Basel, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)BSL - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
15h 33m$461–895Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)ZRH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
15h 31m$296–1,798Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)GVA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
15h 58m$486–869Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)ZRH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
14h 55m$442–1,696Train to Zurich Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)ZRH - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
16h 35m$267–1,285
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Washington is to train and fly which costs $250 - $850 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Washington is to train and fly and subway which takes 13h 25m and costs $390 - $1,000.
The distance between Luthern and Washington is 4199 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Luthern to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Luthern. It is currently 8:28 AM in Luthern and 2:28 AM in Washington.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Luthern to Washington. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–85
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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.html
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–250
- 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
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
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
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