There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Anchorage by plane, car, subway, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- 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
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 Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane IAD - ANC
10h 6m$444–1,810Drive 4,249.4 mi
- Drive from Washington to Anchoragecar 4,249.4 mi
3d 5h$776–1,121Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BWI - ANC
12h 17m$454–2,347
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Anchorage is to drive which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Anchorage is to subway and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs $440 - $1,900.
The distance between Washington and Anchorage is 3391 miles. The road distance is 4274.2 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Washington to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 4h behind Washington. It is currently 10:24 AM in Washington and 6:24 AM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Anchorage is 4274 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Washington to Anchorage.
There are 207+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
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
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- 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
- $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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
- $6–50
- 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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