There are 2 ways to get from Washington to Potsdam by plane, train, or subway
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DCA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
13h 30m€435–1,096Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, train
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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IAD - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
14h 22m€252–822
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Potsdam is to subway and fly and train which costs €250 - €850 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 13h 30m and costs €430 - €1100.
The distance between Washington and Potsdam is 6779 km.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Washington to Potsdam, including transfers.
Potsdam is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:11 AM in Washington and 2:11 PM in Potsdam.
There are 857+ hotels available in Potsdam.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Potsdam, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Potsdam. However, you can fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, then take the train to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, then take the train to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
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