There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Adelaide by plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane DCA - ADL
23h 37m$1,467–5,041Subway 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 5m$758–2,716Train 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 32m$808–3,682Train 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 30m$880–4,006
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 $750 - $2,800 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Adelaide is to fly which takes 23h 37m and costs $1,400 - $5,500.
The distance between Washington and Adelaide is 16849 km.
It takes approximately 23h 37m to get from Washington to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 15h 30m ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:09 AM in Washington and 4:39 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1486+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three 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 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- 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 Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–280
- Business Class
- $60–330
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–360
- Business Class
- $100–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–310
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–700
- First Class
- $220–900
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