There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Africa by plane, unknown, 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.
Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane DCA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
24h 15mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane IAD - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
23h 52mTrain to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane JFK - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
26h 57mBus to Richmond International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane RIC - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
27h 46mTrain to Charlottesville, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane CHO - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
32h 29m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Africa is 9647 km.
It takes approximately 24h 15m to get from Washington to Africa, including transfers.
Africa is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:26 AM in Washington and 9:26 AM in Africa.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Africa?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Africa. However, you can fly to Ndjamena (NDJ) then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ndjamena via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ndjamena via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ndjamena via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Ndjamena via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Ndjamena via Washington Dulles International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Ndjamena via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Ndjamena via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Charlottesville to Ndjamena via Washington Dulles International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Charlottesville to Ndjamena via Charlotte, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Ndjamena via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Ndjamena via Newark, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Charlottesville to Ndjamena via Washington Dulles International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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 Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $19–45
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