There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Lagos by subway, plane, train, or bus
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 to Lagos
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lagos (LOS)IAD - LOS
13h 19m$393–1,410Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lagos (LOS)DCA - LOS
15h 38m$717–2,536Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Lagos
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Lagos (LOS)BWI - LOS
16h 37m$453–2,147Train to Charlottesville, fly to Lagos
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Lagos (LOS)CHO - LOS
18h 55m$427–1,805Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cotonou, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cotonou (COO)IAD - COO
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Jibowu
19h 5m
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lagos (LOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lagos is to subway and fly which costs $390 - $1,500 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lagos is to subway and fly which takes 13h 19m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Washington and Lagos is 8813 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Washington to Lagos, including transfers.
Lagos is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:59 PM in Washington and 7:59 PM in Lagos.
There are 2573+ hotels available in Lagos.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lagos, Nigeria?
Air Canada, Royal Air Maroc, and seven other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lagos (LOS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cotonou via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cotonou via Blaise Diagne, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Toronto, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Montreal, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cotonou via Blaise Diagne, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Charlottesville to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Lagos via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lagos via New York JFK, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–370
- 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
Bus from Cotonou to Jibowu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- chiscotransport.com.ng
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