There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Queenstown by plane, subway, train, or bus
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane DCA - ZQN
24h 25m$2,127–6,873Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Queenstown 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 Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane IAD - ZQN
25h 55m$1,214–4,114Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane BWI - ZQN
26h 26m$1,413–5,722Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Dunedin (DUD)plane DCA - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstownbus
28h 16m$3,364–10,894Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane RIC - ZQN
28h 59m$1,438–4,962Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Dunedin, bus
- 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 Dunedin (DUD)plane IAD - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstownbus
30h 53m$1,923–6,554
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Queenstown is to subway and fly which costs $1,200 - $4,200 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Queenstown is to fly which takes 24h 25m and costs $2,100 - $7,000.
The distance between Washington and Queenstown is 14689 km.
It takes approximately 24h 25m to get from Washington to Queenstown, including transfers.
Queenstown is 16h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:02 PM in Washington and 7:02 AM in Queenstown.
There are 1854+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Queenstown, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
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
- $4–5
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $4–5
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
- $4–5
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $4–5
- 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
- $15–35
- 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
- $3–15
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $3–15
- 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
- $11–950
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $11–750
- First Class
- $170–950
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
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
- $27–55
- 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
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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