There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Alaska by plane, car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane DCA - FAI
10h 12m$422–1,644Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane IAD - JNU
12h 41m$214–910Drive 4,249.4 mi
- Drive from Washington to Anchoragecar 4,249.4 mi
3d 5h$776–1,121Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DCA - ANC
10h 30m$829–3,235Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane IAD - ANC
10h 6m$444–1,810Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane DCA - JNU
10h 51m$405–1,589Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane IAD - FAI
12h 34m$224–910Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane BWI - FAI
12h 38m$224–1,447
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Alaska is to subway and fly which costs $220 - $950 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Alaska is to subway and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs $440 - $1,900.
The distance between Washington and Alaska is 3299 miles. The road distance is 4274.2 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Washington to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 4h behind Washington. It is currently 12:42 AM in Washington and 8:42 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Alaska is 4274 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Washington to Alaska.
There are 207+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Alaska, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fairbanks (FAI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 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
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