There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Lipari by plane, shuttle, ferry, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DCA - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
18h 52m€682–2,297Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
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 Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane IAD - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
17h 51m€314–1,069Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, ferry
- 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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane IAD - PMO
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Lipariferry
19h 59m€412–724Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
- 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IAD - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
19h 9m€324–863Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane IAD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
19h 29m€478–996
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Lipari is to subway and fly and shuttle and ferry which costs €320 - €900 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Lipari is to subway and fly and ferry which takes 17h 51m and costs €310 - €1100.
The distance between Washington and Lipari is 7849 km.
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Washington to Lipari, including transfers.
Lipari is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:12 PM in Washington and 1:12 AM in Lipari.
There are 220+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Lipari. However, you can fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the shuttle to Milazzo - Porto, walk to Milazzo, take the ferry to Vulcano, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Lipari.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- 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
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- €4–7
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- info@giardinatour.it
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Vulcano to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- 800 250000
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
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