There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Lagos by subway, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
best- 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 Lagos (LOS)plane IAD - LOS
13h 19m$503–1,310Train to Charlottesville, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Lagos (LOS)plane CHO - LOS
19h 1m$429–1,503Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lagos (LOS)plane DCA - LOS
15h 47m$736–2,699Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Lagos (LOS)plane BWI - LOS
17h 10m$463–2,247
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lagos (LOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lagos is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,500 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lagos is to subway and fly which takes 13h 19m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Washington and Lagos is 8813 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Washington to Lagos, including transfers.
Lagos is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:16 AM in Washington and 1:16 PM in Lagos.
There are 2434+ hotels available in Lagos.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lagos, Nigeria?
Air Canada, Royal Air Maroc, and nine other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lagos (LOS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Charlottesville to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Lagos via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Montreal, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Toronto, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- 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
- $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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
- 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
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- 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
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- 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
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
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