There are 5 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
24h 43m$1,466–4,878Subway 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 15m$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 40m$858–3,678Train 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 50m$897–3,099Train to Charlottesville, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CHO - ADL
35h 2m$835–2,844
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 15m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Adelaide is to fly which takes 24h 43m and costs $1,400 - $4,900.
The distance between Washington and Adelaide is 16849 km.
It takes approximately 24h 43m to get from Washington to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 15h 30m ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:46 AM in Washington and 3:16 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1509+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
United Airlines, American Airlines, 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 Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- 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
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- 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 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Adelaide Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- 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
- $60–320
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
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $22–340
- Business Class
- $90–400
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
- $9–21
- 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
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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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