Jetlag to Washington (IAD)
Recovery times and difficulty ratings for 157 origins flying to Washington Dulles International, United States
157
Origins
2.0
Avg Recovery Days
~16 days
Worst Recovery
10+ hours
Max Shift
10+ hours timezone shift(3)
| Origin | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEK Beijing | +11h | East | ~16 days | 5 |
| ICN Seoul | +10h | East | ~15 days | 4 |
| HND Tokyo | +10h | East | ~15 days | 4 |
7-9 hours timezone shift(11)
| Origin | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUH Abu Dhabi | -9h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| DXB Dubai | -9h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| DOH Doha | -8h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| AMM Amman | -8h | West | ~8 days | 4 |
| IST Istanbul | -8h | West | ~7 days | 3 |
| JED Jeddah | -8h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| RUH Riyadh | -8h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| CPT Cape Town | -7h | West | ~6 days | 6 |
| TLV Tel Aviv Yafo | -7h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| CAI Cairo | -7h | West | ~6 days | 5 |
| ATH Athens | -7h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
4-6 hours timezone shift(25)
| Origin | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDG Paris | -6h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| VIE Vienna | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| BCN Barcelona | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| GVA Geneva | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| MUC Munich | -6h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| VCE Venice | -6h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| LOS Lagos | -6h | West | ~4 days | 5 |
| NCE Nice | -6h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| BRU Brussels | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| FCO Rome | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| AMS Amsterdam | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| MAD Madrid | -6h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| FRA Frankfurt | -6h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| CPH Copenhagen | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| ZRH Zurich | -6h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| ACC Accra | -5h | West | ~5 days | 3 |
| KEF Reykjavik | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| LFW Lome | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| DUB Dublin | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| CMN Casablanca | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| HNL Honolulu | +5h | East | ~5 days | 3 |
| LIS Lisbon | -5h | West | ~4 days | 3 |
| LHR London | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| EDI Edinburgh | -5h | West | ~5 days | 3 |
| ANC Anchorage | +4h | East | ~6 days | 3 |
1-3 hours timezone shift(118)
| Origin | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS Las Vegas | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| SJC San Jose | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| LAX Los Angeles | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| SAN San Diego | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| YVR Vancouver | +3h | East | ~5 days | 2 |
| SMF Sacramento | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| PSP Palm Springs | +3h | East | ~3 days | 5 |
| PDX Portland | +3h | East | ~3 days | 2 |
| SEA Seattle | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| SFO San Francisco | +3h | East | ~3 days | 4 |
| PVU Provo | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| SLC Salt Lake City | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| JAC Jackson | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| HDN Hayden | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| EGE Vail | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| YYC Calgary | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| GRU Sao Paulo | -2h | West | ~2 days | 4 |
| DEN Denver | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| BZN Bozeman | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| ABQ Albuquerque | +2h | East | ~3 days | 2 |
| PHX Phoenix | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| PUJ Higuey | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| SXM Philipsburg | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| AUA Aruba | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| BGI Bridgetown | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| STT Charlotte Amalie | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| PLS Providenciales | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| SJU San Juan | -1h | West | ~1 days | 3 |
| AUS Austin | +1h | East | ~2 days | 1 |
| HSV Huntsville | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| BNA Nashville | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| ORD Chicago | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| MOB Mobile | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| STL St Louis | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| SAT San Antonio | +1h | East | ~2 days | 1 |
| MSP Minneapolis | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| SJO San Jose | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| MSY New Orleans | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| IAH Houston | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| MCI Kansas City | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| VPS Valparaiso | +1h | East | ~2 days | 1 |
| DFW Dallas | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| GUA Guatemala City | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| SAL San Salvador | +1h | East | ~2 days | 1 |
| MEX Mexico City | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| OGS Ogdensburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BOS Boston | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CAE Columbia | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| DAY Dayton | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| AVP Wilkes-Barre | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| MCN Macon | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| CUN Cancun | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ATL Atlanta | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| BOG Bogota | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ALB Albany | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| ITH Ithaca | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| GSO Greensboro | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| AVL Fletcher | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BFD Bradford | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| BDL Windsor Locks | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| BUF Buffalo | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CLT Charlotte | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| BTV Burlington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| CHO Charlottesville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CHS Charleston | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CLE Cleveland | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| CMH Columbus | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CVG Covington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| EWR Newark | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| DTW Detroit | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| EYW Key West | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| HVN New Haven | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| IND Indianapolis | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ILM Wilmington | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| JAX Jacksonville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| PIT Pittsburgh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| ROC Rochester | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PBG Plattsburgh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RSW Fort Myers | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ORF Norfolk | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| TPA Tampa | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ROA Roanoke | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RDU Raleigh | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| LGA New York | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| YOW Ottawa | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SDF Louisville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SAV Savannah | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MCO Orlando | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SYR Syracuse | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YYZ Toronto | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RIC Richmond | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JFK New York | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| JST Johnstown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| TYS Knoxville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| NAS Nassau | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SCE State College | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PHL Philadelphia | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PWM Portland | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| MIA Miami | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SBN South Bend | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MGW Morgantown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PVD Providence | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MDT Harrisburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| PBI West Palm Beach | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TRI Blountville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MHT Manchester | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YTZ Toronto | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| PGD Punta Gorda | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SRQ Sarasota | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| LYH Lynchburg | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| GSP Greenville | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YUL Montreal | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| PTY Panama City | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| GCM Georgetown | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| MBJ Montego Bay | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| LNS Lancaster | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| VRB Vero Beach | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
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All flights to WashingtonFrequently Asked Questions
What is jetlag flying to Washington?
Jetlag flying to Washington (IAD) depends on your origin. The most challenging arrival is from Beijing, requiring up to 16.0 days of recovery. The direction of travel and timezone shift determine severity — eastward arrivals are typically harder to adjust to than westward ones.
Which routes to Washington have the worst jetlag?
Origins with the largest timezone shifts to Washington cause the worst jetlag. Origins in the 10+ hours shift category are the most challenging. The average recovery time for arrivals at IAD is 2.0 days.
What timezone is Washington in?
Washington (IAD) is located in United States. The timezone shift column above shows the exact hour difference from each origin, which directly determines how much jetlag you will experience on arrival.
How to recover from jetlag when traveling to Washington?
Upon arrival in Washington, adjust to local time immediately. If you flew eastward, seek morning sunlight and avoid screens at night. If you flew westward, get evening light to delay your body clock. Average recovery for arrivals at IAD is 2.0 days. Stay hydrated, avoid heavy meals late at night, and consider short 20-minute naps if needed.