There are 7 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 40m¥4,120–17,979Subway 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¥2,040–9,585Train 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 33m¥2,537–15,793Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai, 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 Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane IAD - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain
26h 47m¥2,759–10,129Subway 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
23h 36m¥2,939–11,090Train 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 48m¥4,291–7,994Train 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 8m¥2,671–11,556
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 train and fly which costs ¥4200 - ¥8000 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to subway and fly which takes 20h 14m and costs ¥2000 - ¥10000.
The distance between Washington and Beijing is 11153 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to get from Washington to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:22 AM in Washington and 5:22 PM in Beijing.
There are 1077+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Beijing, China?
American Airlines, Air China, and four 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 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–18,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–19,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- 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
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- 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
- ¥6,000–22,000
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
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
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
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- 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
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–44,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
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
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- 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
- ¥6,000–22,000
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
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–41,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–35,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–15,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–15,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–44,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
- 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.
- ¥40–55
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
- ¥210–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,400
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥120–1,800
- Business Class
- ¥490–2,100
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
- ¥50–120
- 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
- ¥370–850
- 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
- ¥220–550
- 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
- ¥45–3,100
- 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
- ¥350–3,400
- 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 Tianjin Station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
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