There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Kauaʻi Island 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 Lihue Airport (LIH)plane DCA - LIH
- Walk from Lihue-Airport-LIH to Kauaʻi Islandunknown
14h 3mSubway 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 Lihue Airport (LIH)plane IAD - LIH
- Walk from Lihue-Airport-LIH to Kauaʻi Islandunknown
15h 14mTrain to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane BWI - LIH
- Walk from Lihue-Airport-LIH to Kauaʻi Islandunknown
16h 6mBus to Richmond International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane RIC - LIH
- Walk from Lihue-Airport-LIH to Kauaʻi Islandunknown
17h 39mTrain to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane PHL - LIH
- Walk from Lihue-Airport-LIH to Kauaʻi Islandunknown
17h 22m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lihue Airport (LIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Kauaʻi Island is 4922 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Washington to Kauaʻi Island, including transfers.
Kauaʻi Island is 6h behind Washington. It is currently 7:53 PM in Washington and 1:53 PM in Kauaʻi Island.
There are 526+ hotels available in Kauaʻi Island.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kauaʻi Island, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Kauaʻi Island. However, you can fly to Lihue Airport (LIH) then travel to Kauaʻi Island. 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 Lihue Airport (LIH), then travel to Kauaʻi Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Lihue Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Lihue Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Lihue Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Lihue Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lihue Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lihue Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lihue Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
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
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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