There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Dumfries by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DCA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
12h 58m£339–1,309Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
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 Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IAD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
15h 25m£280–926Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DCA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
12h 52m£456–1,684Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
14h 5m£321–757Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BWI - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
15h 10m£331–1,212
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Dumfries is to subway and fly and train which costs £280 - £950 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Dumfries is to fly and train which takes 12h 52m and costs £450 - £1,700.
The distance between Washington and Dumfries is 3529 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Washington to Dumfries, including transfers.
Dumfries is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:26 PM in Washington and 5:26 PM in Dumfries.
There are 405+ hotels available in Dumfries.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Dumfries, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Dumfries. However, you can fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Waterloo Lane, walk to Glasgow Central, then take the train to Dumfries. Alternatively, you can fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, take the vehicle to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the train to Carlisle, then take the train to Dumfries.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–700
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- £4–6
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
- £3–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £3–150
- Business Class
- £30–170
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
- £5–13
- 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
- £1–7
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- £1–7
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
- £5–420
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- £5–330
- First Class
- £75–420
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