There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ZRH - DCA
13h 45m$714–1,326Fly Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ZRH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 44m$253–736Fly Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane ZRH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
12h 45m$306–984Fly Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane ZRH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
14h 52m$396–1,278Train to Basel, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BSL - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
15h 9m$316–1,251Fly Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ZRH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
14h 10m$417–1,199Fly Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ZRH - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 59m$297–585Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MUC - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
17h 22m$394–1,179
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Washington is to fly and train which costs $290 - $600 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 12h 45m and costs $300 - $1,000.
The distance between Zurich and Washington is 4166 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 45m to get from Zurich to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Zurich. It is currently 5:53 PM in Zurich and 11:53 AM in Washington.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Washington, DC, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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