There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Washington DC by plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MEL - DCA
23h 1m$822–2,923Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MEL - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
24h 26m$621–2,222Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MEL - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 31m$623–2,674Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MEL - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
26h 36m$703–2,976Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane MEL - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
29h 50m$837–2,850
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Washington DC is to fly and subway which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 24h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Washington DC is to fly which takes 23h 1m and costs $800 - $3,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Washington DC is 10262 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 1m to get from Melbourne to Washington DC, including transfers.
Washington DC is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:27 PM in Melbourne and 3:27 AM in Washington DC.
There are 1627+ hotels available in Washington DC.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Washington DC, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- Greyhound
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