There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Mackay by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mackay (MKY)plane DCA - MKY
24h 1m$1,400–4,700Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Mackay
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 Mackay (MKY)plane IAD - MKY
27h 53m$753–2,611Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane DCA - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
30h 15m$1,918–6,724Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Mackay
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Mackay (MKY)plane BWI - MKY
27h 46m$803–3,566Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane IAD - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
32h 47m$1,064–3,921Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BWI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
32h 11m$1,064–4,976
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mackay (MKY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Mackay is to subway and fly which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 27h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Mackay is to fly which takes 24h 1m and costs $1,400 - $4,700.
The distance between Washington and Mackay is 15212 km.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mackay (MKY), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Mackay Airport. The quickest flight takes 24h 1m and has two stopovers.
Mackay is 15h ahead of Washington. It is currently 2:58 AM in Washington and 5:58 PM in Mackay.
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Virgin Australia and three other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Mackay Airport.
There are 83+ hotels available in Mackay.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Mackay, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mackay (MKY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via Denver, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via Denver, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mackay via Denver, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mackay via Houston, Auckland, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- 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
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
- 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
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