Jimmy Carter will receive a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral today before returning to his home town of Plains, Georgia, for burial alongside his wife, Rosalynn.
Former US President Carter has lay in state in Washington DC for two days.
Carter's body will lie in state at the Capitol for two days, during which period the public can come to pay their respects.
Carter, who served as the 39th US president from 1977 to 1981, died on 29 December at age 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
A funeral service was held for him in Atlanta on Saturday at the Carter Presidential Center, where hundreds of members of the public came to pay their respects.
US President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at Carter's state funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday, before the former president's body will be returned to Georgia.
All four living former presidents are expected to be in attendance at Carter's funeral, including President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office in less than two weeks.
Trump recently criticized Carter's presidential record during a news conference, arguing that the late former president lost his 1980 reelection bid due to his decision to relinquish control of the Canal Zone in Panama.
