There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Beijing by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane DCA - PEK
19h 3m¥8,989–17,215Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane IAD - PEK
20h 12m¥2,739–8,048Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai, train
- 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 Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane IAD - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain
23h 51m¥3,958–12,092Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane PHL - PEK
21h 39m¥4,338–12,631Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane JFK - PEK
22h 42m¥4,814–10,131Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane DCA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
23h 32m¥5,661–14,280
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to subway and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥8500 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Beijing is to fly which takes 19h 3m and costs ¥9000 - ¥18000.
The distance between Washington and Beijing is 11153 km.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Washington to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:51 AM in Washington and 7:51 PM in Beijing.
There are 1172+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Beijing, China?
American Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–14,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–36,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–34,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
- 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
- ¥16–18
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
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
- ¥16–18
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
Train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥200–3,200
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,300
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥340–4,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥340–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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