There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Yellowknife by plane, car, subway, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane DCA - YZF
7h 52m$946–4,013Subway 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 Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane IAD - YZF
13h 39m$419–1,531Drive 5,152.6 km
- Drive from Washington to Yellowknifecar 5,152.6 km
2d 8h$1,027–1,484Train 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 Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane BWI - YZF
14h 47m$469–2,484
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Yellowknife is to subway and fly which costs $410 - $1,600 and takes 13h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Yellowknife is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $900 - $4,100.
The distance between Washington and Yellowknife is 3633 km. The road distance is 5152.6 km.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Washington to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 7:52 PM in Washington and 5:52 PM in Yellowknife.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Yellowknife is 5153 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Washington to Yellowknife.
There are 30+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
Air Canada, Air North, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) once daily.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Detroit, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- 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
- $3–12
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- 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
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–650
- First Class
- $140–800
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