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BOS Boston ⇄ DCA Washington

Boston Logan International Airport (United States) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance641 km398 mi346 nautical miles
BOS → DCA1 h 50 minestimated block time
DCA → BOS1 h 45 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hWashington vs Boston, today
Great-circle route from Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA)BOSBostonDCAWashington
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

BOS → DCA

1 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 235° (SW).

Leave Boston Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Washington Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

DCA → BOS

1 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 51° (NE).

Leave Washington Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Boston Sat 7 Nov, 11:45 local.

The two directions differ by 8 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance641 km · 398 mi · 346 nmi
Initial heading235° (SW) from BOS; 51° (NE) from DCA
Farthest from the equator42.4°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

BOSAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DCAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceWashington is on the same clock as Boston today.

Jet lag, flying BOS → DCA. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

BOS Boston Logan International AirportBoston, United States · longest runway 10,083 ft3,073 m DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington, United States · longest runway 7,169 ft2,185 m

More routes from BOS and DCA

LGABOS New York – Boston 296 km184 mi · 1 h 20 min ORDBOS Chicago – Boston 1,391 km864 mi · 2 h 30 min BOSMCO Boston – Orlando 1,806 km1,122 mi · 3 h 15 min LAXBOS Los Angeles – Boston 4,193 km2,605 mi · 5 h 20 min BOSDUB Boston – Dublin 4,804 km2,985 mi · 6 h 05 min BOSCDG Boston – Paris 5,535 km3,439 mi · 6 h 50 min LGADCA New York – Washington 345 km214 mi · 1 h 30 min ORDDCA Chicago – Washington 983 km611 mi · 2 h 05 min

Routes of a similar length

MELADL Melbourne – Adelaide 641 km398 mi · 1 h 50 min ATLMCO Atlanta – Orlando 651 km404 mi · 1 h 45 min LHRFRA London – Frankfurt 654 km406 mi · 1 h 45 min MELHBA Melbourne – Hobart 618 km384 mi · 1 h 45 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).