There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Adelaide by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane DCA - ADL
23h 34m$1,573–4,980Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane IAD - ADL
27h 25m$859–2,816Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BWI - ADL
26h 17m$1,008–4,187Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane PHL - ADL
28h 33m$1,371–4,532
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Adelaide is to subway and fly which costs $850 - $2,900 and takes 27h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Adelaide is to fly which takes 23h 34m and costs $1,500 - $5,000.
The distance between Washington and Adelaide is 16849 km.
It takes approximately 23h 34m to get from Washington to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 13h 30m ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:39 PM in Washington and 8:09 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1581+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–12
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–650
- First Class
- $140–800
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–700
- First Class
- $220–950
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