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How to get fromGatwick Airport to Washingtonby plane, train, or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Gatwick Airport to Washington by plane, train, or subway

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  1. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    best
    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane plane LGW - DCA
    11h 19m
    $500–1,700

  2. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway

    cheapest
    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane plane LGW - IAD
    2. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway subway
    11h 37m
    $259–920

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane plane LHR - IAD
    3. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway subway
    12h 21m
    $309–926

  4. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    1. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane plane LHR - DCA
    13h 41m
    $527–1,873

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane plane LHR - BWI
    3. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    12h 47m
    $349–1,825

  6. Fly London Gatwick Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train

    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane plane LGW - JFK
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    11h 45m
    $398–1,095

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration13hAverage Duration
Ticket$500Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,673.6 mi
  • Duration: 11h 19m

What companies run services between Gatwick Airport, England and Washington, DC, USA?

Air Transat, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 4 times a day.

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