There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Melbourne by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DCA - MEL
23h 30m$1,304–4,195Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IAD - MEL
26h 57m$831–2,832Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DCA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
27h 4m$2,008–6,526Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BWI - MEL
26h 34m$981–4,011Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Albury (ABX)plane DCA - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
29h 37m$1,649–5,445Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PHL - MEL
27h 48m$1,337–4,295
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Melbourne is to subway and fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 30m and costs $1,300 - $4,200.
The distance between Washington and Melbourne is 16408 km.
It takes approximately 23h 30m to get from Washington to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:55 PM in Washington and 11:55 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5521+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–800
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–700
- First Class
- $220–950
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
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