There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Washington DC by plane, subway, train, or bus
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Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SYD - DCA
23h 2m$1,215–4,220Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
23h 34m$665–1,624Fly 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
25h 7m$1,717–5,071Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SYD - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
26h 57m$779–2,754Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SYD - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 32m$948–3,872Fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane SYD - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
28h 12m$748–2,479
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Washington DC is to fly and subway which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Washington DC is to fly which takes 23h 2m and costs $1,200 - $4,300.
The distance between Sydney and Washington DC is 9837 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 2m to get from Sydney to Washington DC, including transfers.
Washington DC is 14h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:44 PM in Sydney and 3:44 AM in Washington DC.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Washington DC.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Washington DC, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
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
- $2–8
- 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
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
- 26 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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