There are 7 ways to get from Tehrān to Washington by bus, 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.
Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane IKA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
20h 34m$603–1,704Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane IKA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 21m$463–1,853Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane IKA - DCA
22h 13m$751–2,101Fly Mehrabad International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Mehrabad International Airport (THR) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane THR - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
30h 44m$552–2,003Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IKA - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
23h 49m$683–1,605Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane IKA - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
23h 6m$475–1,160Bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IKA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
23h 32m$481–1,291
Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tehrān to Washington is to bus and fly and train which costs $470 - $1,200 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tehrān to Washington is to bus and fly and subway which takes 20h 34m and costs $600 - $1,700.
The distance between Tehrān and Washington is 6444 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Tehrān to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 8h 30m behind Tehrān. It is currently 8:05 AM in Tehrān and 11:35 PM in Washington.
There are 1617+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Tehrān, Iran and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Tehrān to Washington. However, you can take the taxi to Azadi Square, take the bus to Tehran Imam Khomeini, walk to Tehran International Airport (IKA) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Azadi Square, take the bus to Tehran Imam Khomeini, walk to Tehran International Airport (IKA) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Tabriz, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Mehrabad International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Esfahan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Tehran International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vienna, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tehran International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–950
Flights from Tehran International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Vienna, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Vienna, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Vienna, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Vienna, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Istanbul, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tehran International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tehran International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
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
- 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
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