There are 7 ways to get from Pretoria to Washington by taxi, plane, subway, train, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane JNB - DCA
20h 3m$1,020–3,423Taxi, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane JNB - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 29m$402–2,075Taxi, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane JNB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
22h 8m$452–1,731Taxi, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane JNB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 8m$649–1,313Taxi, fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane JNB - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
23h 15m$540–1,758Taxi, fly to Charlottesville, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane JNB - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 33m$455–1,703Taxi, fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane JNB - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
26h 23m$544–1,946
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Washington is to taxi and fly and train which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Washington is to taxi and fly which takes 20h 3m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Pretoria and Washington is 8192 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Pretoria to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 7h behind Pretoria. It is currently 11:28 AM in Pretoria and 4:28 AM in Washington.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to Washington. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB 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 Johannesburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Charlottesville via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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 Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- $6–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- 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
- 41 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
- 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
- $20–35
- 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
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $19–24
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
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