There are 7 ways to get from Pretoria to Washington by taxi, plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane JNB - DCA
18h 58m$1,052–4,661Taxi, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane JNB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
20h 54m$494–1,564Taxi, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane JNB - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 14m$604–2,613Taxi, fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane JNB - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
23h 10m$568–1,796Taxi, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane JNB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
20h 26m$772–1,501Taxi, fly to Charlottesville, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane JNB - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Stationtrain
23h 56m$567–1,776Taxi, fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane JNB - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
24h 42m$597–1,832
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Washington is to taxi and fly and subway which costs $490 - $1,600 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Washington is to taxi and fly which takes 18h 58m and costs $1,000 - $4,700.
The distance between Pretoria and Washington is 8192 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Pretoria to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Pretoria. It is currently 10:44 AM in Pretoria and 4:44 AM in Washington.
There are 1494+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to Washington. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Charlottesville via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- 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
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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