There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Washington by plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane LYS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
14h 25m$350–1,321Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LYS - DCA
16h 54m$458–1,718Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane GVA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
15h$366–1,360Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane GVA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
16h 30m$376–1,909Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CDG - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
13h 31m$481–1,048Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CFE - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
17h 42m$746–2,676Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LYS - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
17h$360–1,870Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane TLS - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
16h 54m$457–1,396
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Washington is to train and fly and subway which costs $480 - $1,100 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Washington is to train and fly and subway which takes 13h 31m and costs $480 - $1,100.
The distance between Lyon and Washington is 4114 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Lyon to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 5h behind Lyon. It is currently 2:47 AM in Lyon and 9:47 PM in Washington.
There are 1606+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Washington, DC, USA?
Air Canada, Air Transat, and Brussels Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Brussels, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Brussels, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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