There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Helensburgh by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DCA - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
11h 35m£433–1,639Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Glasgow 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 Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IAD - GLA
13h 42m£254–879Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DCA - GLA
11h 20m£312–1,260Subway 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 Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
12h 48m£299–716Train 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 Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
14h 3m£309–1,170
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Helensburgh is to subway and fly which costs £250 - £900 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Helensburgh is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs £310 - £1,300.
The distance between Washington and Helensburgh is 3542 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Washington to Helensburgh, including transfers.
Helensburgh is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:18 AM in Washington and 10:18 AM in Helensburgh.
There are 482+ hotels available in Helensburgh.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Helensburgh, Scotland?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
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 to 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
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
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 Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
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 Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- 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
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
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 Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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 Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
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 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, 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 Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- £6–14
- 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
- £5–410
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- £5–330
- First Class
- £75–410
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