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)DCA - PEK
19h 37m¥4,618–15,065Subway 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 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)IAD - PEK
19h 59m¥2,542–8,581Subway 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 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)IAD - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
27h 6m¥3,374–13,125Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)BWI - PEK
26h 4m¥2,739–13,850Train 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)JFK - PEK
22h 46m¥4,432–12,108Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)PHL - PEK
23h 58m¥5,656–11,963
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 ¥2500 - ¥9000 and takes 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to fly which takes 19h 37m and costs ¥4600 - ¥16000.
The distance between Washington and Beijing is 11153 km.
It takes approximately 19h 37m to get from Washington to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 13h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:21 AM in Washington and 2:21 PM in Beijing.
There are 1035+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Newark, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
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
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–32,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–29,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
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
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- 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
- ¥17–60
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥17–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥40–60
Train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
Train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
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.html
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,500
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥130–1,800
- Business Class
- ¥500–2,100
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
- ¥45–360
- 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
- ¥280–3,200
- 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
- ¥180–1,900
- 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
- ¥14–65
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- ¥14–65
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
- ¥45–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥45–3,100
- First Class
- ¥700–3,900
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥360–5,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥360–3,400
- First Class
- ¥1,400–5,000
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–4,500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥210–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,500
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