There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Lamu by plane, unknown, bus, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lamu Airport, travel
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lamu Airport (LAU)plane DCA - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
22h 17mFly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Malindi, bus, travel
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Malindi (MYD)plane DCA - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
23h 12mTrain to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Lamu Airport, 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 Lamu Airport (LAU)plane JFK - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
25h 9mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lamu Airport, 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 Lamu Airport (LAU)plane IAD - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
31h 39mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Mombasa, bus, 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 Mombasa (MBA)plane IAD - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
25h 52mSubway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Malindi, bus, 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 Malindi (MYD)plane IAD - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
29h 14mFly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi, bus, travel
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DCA - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malindibus
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
30h 2m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lamu Airport (LAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Washington and Lamu is 12558 km.
It takes approximately 22h 17m to get from Washington to Lamu, including transfers.
Lamu is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:22 AM in Washington and 7:22 AM in Lamu.
There are 90+ hotels available in Lamu.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Lamu. However, you can fly to Lamu Airport (LAU) then travel to Lamu. Alternatively, you can fly to Malindi (MYD), take the taxi to Malindi, take the bus to Lamu, then travel to Lamu.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lamu Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Malindi via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lagos, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Lagos, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lamu Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lamu Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
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
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- masheastafrica.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $15–27
- Business
- $23–26
- VIP
- $20–35
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