There are 6 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$872–3,023Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 35m$623–2,774Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- 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 27m$721–2,422Fly 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 14m$653–2,876Fly 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
28h 48m$838–2,952Fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane MEL - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
30h 35m$1,154–3,930
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 $700 - $2,500 and takes 24h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Washington DC is to fly which takes 23h 1m and costs $850 - $3,100.
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 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:03 PM in Melbourne and 2:03 AM in Washington DC.
There are 1617+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- 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
- $17–26
- 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
- $19–30
- Website
- Greyhound
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