Jetlag from Washington (IAD)
Recovery times and difficulty ratings for 160 destinations from Washington Dulles International, United States
160
Destinations
2.4
Avg Recovery Days
~12 days
Worst Recovery
10+ hours
Max Shift
10+ hours timezone shift(3)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEK Beijing | -11h | West | ~10 days | 6 |
| HND Tokyo | -10h | West | ~10 days | 4 |
| ICN Seoul | -10h | West | ~10 days | 4 |
7-9 hours timezone shift(12)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUH Abu Dhabi | +9h | East | ~10 days | 4 |
| DXB Dubai | +9h | East | ~10 days | 4 |
| IST Istanbul | +8h | East | ~9 days | 3 |
| DOH Doha | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| JED Jeddah | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| ADD Addis Ababa | +8h | East | ~9 days | 5 |
| AMM Amman | +8h | East | ~12 days | 4 |
| RUH Riyadh | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| CPT Cape Town | +7h | East | ~8 days | 4 |
| CAI Cairo | +7h | East | ~8 days | 5 |
| ATH Athens | +7h | East | ~8 days | 4 |
| TLV Tel Aviv Yafo | +7h | East | ~11 days | 4 |
4-6 hours timezone shift(26)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVA Geneva | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| BCN Barcelona | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| VIE Vienna | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| BRU Brussels | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| CPH Copenhagen | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| MUC Munich | +6h | East | ~6 days | 3 |
| CDG Paris | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| MAD Madrid | +6h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| FRA Frankfurt | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| VCE Venice | +6h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| FCO Rome | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| NCE Nice | +6h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| AMS Amsterdam | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| LOS Lagos | +6h | East | ~6 days | 3 |
| ZRH Zurich | +6h | East | ~6 days | 2 |
| DSS Blaise Diagne | +5h | East | ~8 days | 3 |
| LFW Lome | +5h | East | ~5 days | 3 |
| KEF Reykjavik | +5h | East | ~5 days | 3 |
| ACC Accra | +5h | East | ~8 days | 3 |
| CMN Casablanca | +5h | East | ~5 days | 2 |
| HNL Honolulu | -5h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| LIS Lisbon | +5h | East | ~5 days | 2 |
| EDI Edinburgh | +5h | East | ~8 days | 3 |
| LHR London | +5h | East | ~5 days | 2 |
| DUB Dublin | +5h | East | ~5 days | 2 |
| ANC Anchorage | -4h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
1-3 hours timezone shift(119)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP Palm Springs | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| YVR Vancouver | -3h | West | ~3 days | 2 |
| SMF Sacramento | -3h | West | ~3 days | 5 |
| PDX Portland | -3h | West | ~3 days | 4 |
| LAX Los Angeles | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| SAN San Diego | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| SEA Seattle | -3h | West | ~3 days | 4 |
| LAS Las Vegas | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| SJC San Jose | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| SFO San Francisco | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| GRU Sao Paulo | +2h | East | ~2 days | 2 |
| EGE Vail | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| BZN Bozeman | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| ABQ Albuquerque | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| DEN Denver | -2h | West | ~2 days | 3 |
| HDN Hayden | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| JAC Jackson | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| PVU Provo | -2h | West | ~2 days | 1 |
| SLC Salt Lake City | -2h | West | ~2 days | 3 |
| YYC Calgary | -2h | West | ~2 days | 4 |
| PHX Phoenix | -2h | West | ~2 days | 3 |
| BGI Bridgetown | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| PLS Providenciales | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| PUJ Higuey | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| AUA Aruba | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| SJU San Juan | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| SXM Philipsburg | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| STT Charlotte Amalie | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| HSV Huntsville | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| MSP Minneapolis | -1h | West | ~1 days | 2 |
| STL St Louis | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| VPS Valparaiso | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| MCI Kansas City | -1h | West | ~1 days | 2 |
| MOB Mobile | -1h | West | ~1 days | 2 |
| AUS Austin | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| ORD Chicago | -1h | West | ~1 days | 2 |
| SAT San Antonio | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| DFW Dallas | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| IAH Houston | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| MSY New Orleans | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| BNA Nashville | -1h | West | ~1 days | 2 |
| MEX Mexico City | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| GUA Guatemala City | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| SJO San Jose | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| SAL San Salvador | -1h | West | ~1 days | 5 |
| MHT Manchester | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YTZ Toronto | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| RSW Fort Myers | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ROA Roanoke | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PIT Pittsburgh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SDF Louisville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PBG Plattsburgh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| ROC Rochester | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YUL Montreal | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RDU Raleigh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SCE State College | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YYZ Toronto | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| TYS Knoxville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PWM Portland | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LGA New York | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| ORF Norfolk | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YOW Ottawa | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PVD Providence | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MIA Miami | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| GSP Greenville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| GSO Greensboro | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| OGS Ogdensburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| NAS Nassau | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| DTW Detroit | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| ATL Atlanta | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MCO Orlando | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TPA Tampa | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SYR Syracuse | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| EWR Newark | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| TRI Blountville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| EYW Key West | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SAV Savannah | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MDT Harrisburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SRQ Sarasota | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| AVL Fletcher | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PBI West Palm Beach | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CLT Charlotte | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| CHO Charlottesville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CHS Charleston | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BTV Burlington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| BFD Bradford | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| IPT Williamsport | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CMH Columbus | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SBN South Bend | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CLE Cleveland | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| ALB Albany | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CVG Covington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HVN New Haven | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| MGW Morgantown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LYH Lynchburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| IND Indianapolis | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PHL Philadelphia | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ILM Wilmington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| ITH Ithaca | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PGD Punta Gorda | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| JST Johnstown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RIC Richmond | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JAX Jacksonville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| MCN Macon | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JFK New York | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| DAY Dayton | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| BDL Windsor Locks | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BOS Boston | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| BUF Buffalo | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CAE Columbia | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| MBJ Montego Bay | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| PTY Panama City | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CUN Cancun | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BOG Bogota | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| GCM Georgetown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| LNS Lancaster | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| VRB Vero Beach | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
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All flights from WashingtonFrequently Asked Questions
What is jetlag flying from Washington?
Jetlag from Washington (IAD) varies by destination. The most challenging route is to Amman, requiring up to 12.0 days of recovery. Eastward travel from Washington tends to be harder because you lose hours, while westward routes are generally easier to adjust to.
Which routes from Washington have the worst jetlag?
Routes with the largest timezone shifts cause the worst jetlag. From IAD, destinations in the 10+ hours shift category are the most challenging. The average recovery time across all IAD destinations is 2.4 days.
What timezone is Washington in?
Washington (IAD) is located in United States. Check the timezone shift column above to see exact hour differences to each destination, which directly determines jetlag severity.
How to recover from jetlag when traveling from Washington?
Recovery from jetlag when flying from Washington depends on direction. For eastward flights, seek morning light at your destination and avoid evening light. For westward flights, get evening light exposure and stay up later. Average recovery across IAD routes is 2.4 days. Melatonin timing and strategic caffeine use can accelerate adaptation.