There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Kampala by plane, subway, bus, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane DCA - EBB
20h 53m$803–2,511Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
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 Entebbe (EBB)plane IAD - EBB
22h 4m$436–1,422Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Entebbe (EBB)plane RIC - EBB
27h 42m$487–1,647Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Entebbe (EBB)plane JFK - EBB
23h 39m$556–1,544
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Kampala is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kampala is to fly which takes 20h 53m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Washington and Kampala is 11721 km.
It takes approximately 20h 53m to get from Washington to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:57 PM in Washington and 8:57 PM in Kampala.
There are 1840+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kampala, Uganda?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Entebbe (EBB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Entebbe via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Entebbe via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Entebbe via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Entebbe via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Entebbe via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Entebbe via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Entebbe via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- 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
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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