There are 2 ways to get from Washington to Gander by plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane DCA - YQX
15h 14m$418–1,758Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Washington to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the carferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gandercar
36h 20m$497–816
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gander International Airport (YQX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Gander is to drive and car ferry which costs $490 - $850 and takes 36h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Gander is to fly which takes 15h 14m and costs $410 - $1,800.
The distance between Washington and Gander is 2113 km.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Washington to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:12 PM in Washington and 7:42 PM in Gander.
There are seven+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Gander, NL, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gander International Airport (YQX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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