There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Beijing by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane DCA - PEK
20h 36m¥4,021–19,647Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane IAD - PEK
20h 14m¥2,040–11,084Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BWI - PEK
24h 24m¥3,437–16,754Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- 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 Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane IAD - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
24h 11m¥2,839–11,089Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane JFK - PEK
22h 38m¥4,249–8,085Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane PHL - PEK
22h 7m¥2,705–12,610
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to subway and fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥12000 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to subway and fly which takes 20h 14m and costs ¥2000 - ¥12000.
The distance between Washington and Beijing is 11153 km.
It takes approximately 20h 36m to get from Washington to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:16 PM in Washington and 3:16 AM in Beijing.
There are 1100+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Beijing, China?
American Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–20,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–20,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Newark, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Newark, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–45,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–17,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–43,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–16,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
- 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
- ¥16–55
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥35–55
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
- ¥28–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥28–1,400
- Business Class
- ¥310–1,600
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,000
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,400
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥120–1,700
- Business Class
- ¥490–2,000
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
- ¥55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥260–600
- 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
- ¥13–60
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- ¥13–60
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
- ¥45–3,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥45–3,000
- First Class
- ¥700–3,800
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥350–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,900
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥210–3,200
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,400
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
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