There are 9 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 Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DCA - ANC
10h 45m$1,029–3,927Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane IAD - SIT
12h 1m$204–860Drive 4,249.5 mi
- Drive from Washington to Anchoragecar 4,249.5 mi
3d 5h$776–1,121Fly 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 54m$396–1,518Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane DCA - FAI
10h 43m$412–1,569Subway 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 7m$554–2,210Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane DCA - SIT
19h 19m$390–1,502Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Juneau 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 Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane IAD - JNU
12h 44m$214–860Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane BWI - SIT
21h 56m$224–1,447
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Alaska is to subway and fly which costs $210 - $900 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Alaska is to subway and fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $550 - $2,300.
The distance between Washington and Alaska is 3391 miles. The road distance is 4274.3 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Washington to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 4h behind Washington. It is currently 10:56 AM in Washington and 6:56 AM 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 244+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Alaska, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Chicago Midway, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Cleveland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Cleveland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Detroit, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Chicago Midway, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Detroit, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Detroit, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juneau International Airport via Milwaukee, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
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
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- 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
- $6–15
- 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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