There are 7 ways to get from Australia to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BNE - DCA
22h 14m$1,213–4,717Fly Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BNE - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
23h 15m$615–2,325Fly Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SYD - DCA
22h 22m$1,313–2,216Fly Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SYD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
23h 22m$665–1,424Fly Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SYD - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 53m$815–3,468Fly Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BNE - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 5m$965–3,469Fly Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane BNE - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 45m$851–2,605
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Washington is to fly which takes 22h 14m and costs $1,200 - $4,800.
The distance between Australia and Washington is 9532 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 14m to get from Australia to Washington, including transfers.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Australia and Washington, DC, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
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