There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Tikal by plane, shuttle, car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane DCA - BZE
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
11h 5mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
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 Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)plane IAD - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
11h 49m$247–933Drive 4,620.3 km
- Drive from Washington to Tikalcar 4,620.3 km
2d 7h$558–805Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane BWI - BZE
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
11h 32mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, shuttle
- 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 Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane IAD - BZE
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
13h 54mFly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)plane DCA - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
12h 40m$302–1,198
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Tikal is to subway and fly and shuttle which costs $240 - $950 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Tikal is to subway and fly and shuttle which takes 11h 49m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Washington and Tikal is 2833 km. The road distance is 4620.3 km.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Washington to Tikal, including transfers.
Tikal is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 1:25 AM in Washington and 11:25 PM in Tikal.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Tikal is 4620 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Washington to Tikal.
There are 31+ hotels available in Tikal.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Tikal, Guatemala?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Tikal. However, you can fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE), walk to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport, take the shuttle to San Ignacio, take the shuttle to Tikal, then walk to Tikal. Alternatively, you can drive from Washington to Tikal in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Houston, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Miami, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Atlanta, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via New York JFK, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Newark, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Houston, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- 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
- 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
- $6–15
- 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
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Shuttle from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–160
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $130–160
- Phone
- +501 669 3391
- sanignacioshuttle@gmail.com
- Website
- sanignacioshuttles.com
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.sanignacioshuttles.com/
- info@clarktours.com.gt
- Website
- clarktours.com.gt
Shuttle from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- clarktours.com.gt
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