There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Tarawa by plane, train, subway, or bus
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane DCA - TRW
37h 57m$2,557–8,996Subway 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 Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane IAD - TRW
38h 8m$1,304–4,711Train 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 Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane BWI - TRW
36h 53m$1,404–6,048Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane RIC - TRW
39h 36m$1,515–5,535Train to Charlottesville, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane CHO - TRW
43h 47m$1,358–4,802
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Tarawa is to subway and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,800 and takes 38h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Tarawa is to train and fly which takes 36h 53m and costs $1,400 - $6,500.
The distance between Washington and Tarawa is 11632 km.
It takes approximately 37h 57m to get from Washington to Tarawa, including transfers.
Tarawa is 16h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:05 PM in Washington and 8:05 AM in Tarawa.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Tarawa, Kiribati?
United Airlines, Nauru Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) 6 times a week.
- Website
- nauruair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Denver, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Denver, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Salt Lake City, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Denver, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 6m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Denver, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Charlottesville to Bonriki International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Charlottesville to Bonriki International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Charlottesville to Bonriki International Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Charlottesville to Bonriki International Airport via Charlotte, Denver, Honolulu, Majuro
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
- 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
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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
- 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 (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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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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