What is the cheapest airline that flies from Australia to Washington, D.C.?

Delta, Air Tahiti Nui, and ANA are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Washington, D.C.

How long does it take to fly to Washington, D.C.?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in Australia you fly out of and what airport in Washington, D.C. you fly into. For example, flying from Brisbane to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport takes 22h 20m on average. On the other hand, flying from Sydney to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport takes 23h 03m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

Which airlines fly to Washington, D.C.?

United Airlines, American Airlines and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Washington, D.C. from Australia according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Washington, D.C.. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Washington, D.C. on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C.?

Prices for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C. were last updated today.

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As of November 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C..

How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Washington, D.C.?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Australia to Washington, D.C..

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Washington, D.C.?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Washington, D.C. can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Washington, D.C.. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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11:20 - 15:59SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

20h 39m1 stop Los Angeles

16:59 - 09:00DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 01m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,048American Airlines

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 17 Mar

11:20 - 15:59SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

20h 39m1 stop Los Angeles

13:43 - 09:00DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 17m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Los Angeles

$1,048American Airlines

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 17 Mar

10:40 - 09:12SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

38h 32m2 stops Los Angeles Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

16:35 - 07:20DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 45m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,054Delta

Mon, 8 Mar - Mon, 15 Mar

13:35 - 21:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

23h 40m2 stops Los Angeles Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

16:35 - 06:05DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 30m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,054Delta

Tue, 9 Mar - Tue, 16 Mar

14:05 - 18:19SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

20h 14m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

14:42 - 06:55IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 13m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,119Qantas Airways

Fri, 13 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov

14:05 - 22:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

24h 50m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

12:23 - 06:55IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 32m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,132Qantas Airways

Sat, 6 Feb - Tue, 23 Feb

12:10 - 22:45MEL Melbourne-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

26h 35m2 stops Auckland Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl

12:50 - 10:55IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MEL Melbourne

30h 05m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Auckland Intl

$1,977Air New Zealand

Thu, 21 Jan - Sun, 14 Feb

14:05 - 05:19SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 14m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles

12:55 - 12:50IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 55m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Auckland Intl

$2,020Air New Zealand

Wed, 18 Nov - Tue, 8 Dec

11:20 - 09:19BNE Brisbane-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

36h 59m2 stops San Francisco Newark

07:45 - 07:30DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-BNE Brisbane

32h 45m1 stop San Francisco

$2,538United Airlines

Thu, 4 Mar - Thu, 11 Mar

11:50 - 16:06SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

20h 16m1 stop San Francisco

17:38 - 06:20IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

44h 42m1 stop San Francisco

$2,603United Airlines

Wed, 20 Jan - Sat, 30 Jan

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11:10 - 18:47SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 37m2 stops Los Angeles Charlotte Douglas

14:42 - 09:00IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 18m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Los Angeles

$1,118American Airlines

Sat, 7 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

11:10 - 18:47SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 37m2 stops Los Angeles Charlotte Douglas

06:00 - 09:00IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

35h 00m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,118American Airlines

Sat, 7 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

18:05 - 09:00MEL Melbourne-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

30h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

14:25 - 16:45IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MEL Melbourne

34h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,956Etihad Airways

Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

22:35 - 05:44BNE Brisbane-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

46h 09m2 stops Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

23:55 - 20:20IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-BNE Brisbane

29h 25m1 stop Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl

$2,255Multiple Airlines

Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

11:15 - 06:17BNE Brisbane-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

34h 02m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles

06:39 - 10:00IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-BNE Brisbane

36h 21m2 stops Los Angeles Auckland Intl

$2,432Air New Zealand

Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

19:55 - 15:55MEL Melbourne-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

36h 00m2 stops Perth Doha Hamad Intl

20:05 - 23:20IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MEL Melbourne

35h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,553Qatar Airways

Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

11:00 - 21:14MEL Melbourne-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

26h 14m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dallas/Fort Worth

13:40 - 05:00DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-MEL Melbourne

23h 20m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$3,199Qantas Airways

Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

13:10 - 20:00BNE Brisbane-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

21h 50m1 stop Los Angeles

11:55 - 06:30DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-BNE Brisbane

27h 35m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$3,265Qantas Airways

Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

11:20 - 18:44SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

47h 24m1 stop Los Angeles

12:50 - 07:00IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 10m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$5,313United Airlines

Thu, 5 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov

07:45 - 19:58MEL Melbourne-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

28h 13m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

06:59 - 13:35DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-MEL Melbourne

38h 36m3 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

$5,855Air Canada

Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

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Delta flights from Australia to Washington, D.C.

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Delta

19 Jan

SYD13:35Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 42m

2 stops

IAD23:17Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31 Jan

IAD10:56Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 54m

2 stops

SYD06:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,054

Delta

6 Feb

SYD10:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 37m

2 stops

IAD20:17Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23 Feb

IAD10:45Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

28h 05m

2 stops

SYD06:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,121

Delta

16 Jan

SYD10:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 04m

2 stops

IAD10:44Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

2 Feb

IAD16:43Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 47m

2 stops

SYD08:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,123

American Airlines flights from Australia to Washington, D.C.

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American Airlines

12 Nov

SYD11:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 28m

1 stop

IAD05:38Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

16 Nov

IAD07:14Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 46m

2 stops

SYD09:00Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,045

American Airlines

3 Dec

SYD11:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 24m

1 stop

IAD05:34Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

7 Dec

IAD07:14Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 46m

2 stops

SYD09:00Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,048

American Airlines

18 Jan

SYD06:55Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 23m

2 stops

IAD16:18Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

2 Feb

IAD06:00Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

35h 00m

1 stop

SYD09:00Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,086

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Thu 11/3

11:20-15:59

1 stop20h 39m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

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16:59-09:00

1 stop25h 01m

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11:20-15:59

1 stop20h 39m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

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13:43-09:00

2 stops28h 17m

$1,048

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10:40-09:12

2 stops38h 32m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

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16:35-07:20

1 stop23h 45m

$1,054

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

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Tue 9/3

13:35-21:15

2 stops23h 40m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 16/3

16:35-06:05

1 stop22h 30m

$1,054

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SydneyWashington, D.C.

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

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Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 13/11

14:05-18:19

1 stop20h 14m

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 22/11

14:42-06:55

1 stop24h 13m

$1,119

SydneyWashington, D.C.

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

SYDIAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 6/2

14:05-22:55

1 stop24h 50m

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 23/2

12:23-06:55

1 stop26h 32m

$1,132

MelbourneWashington, D.C.

MEL Melbourne - IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

MELIAD

Melbourne

Thu 21/1

12:10-22:45

2 stops26h 35m

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 14/2

12:50-10:55

2 stops30h 05m

$1,977

SydneyWashington, D.C.

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

SYDIAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 18/11

14:05-05:19

2 stops31h 14m

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 8/12

12:55-12:50

2 stops31h 55m

$2,020

BrisbaneWashington, D.C.

BNE Brisbane - DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

BNEDCA

Brisbane

Thu 4/3

11:20-09:19

2 stops36h 59m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 11/3

07:45-07:30

1 stop32h 45m

$2,538

SydneyWashington, D.C.

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

SYDIAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 20/1

11:50-16:06

1 stop20h 16m

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 30/1

17:38-06:20

1 stop44h 42m

$2,603

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Washington, D.C.?

The cheapest month to fly to Washington, D.C. from Australia is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around $1,608, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Washington, D.C. in November, then you should wait until January to fly from Australia, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $1,638.

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Best price found	$614
Fastest flight time	20h 39m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Washington, D.C. from Australia in the past 72 hours is $614. The best return flight deal from Australia to Washington, D.C. found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,048.

The fastest flight from Australia to Washington, D.C. takes 20h 39m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C.?
Prices for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C. were last updated today.
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As of November 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Washington, D.C..
How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Washington, D.C.?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Australia to Washington, D.C..
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Washington, D.C.?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Washington, D.C. can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Washington, D.C.. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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American Airlines	PriceFrom $368	Free cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,233 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
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Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $795	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,122 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights
Fiji Airways	PriceFrom $892	Free cancellation	Rating 8.0 262 reviews	Search Fiji Airways flights
Air Canada	PriceFrom $1,183	Free cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,853 reviews	Search Air Canada flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $1,196	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 484 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
Air New Zealand	PriceFrom $1,212	Free cancellation	Rating 8.0 681 reviews	Search Air New Zealand flights
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