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Find cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia from $771

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Sydney
Sydney2 stops$1,550
Melbourne
Melbourne2 stops$1,700
Brisbane
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Perth
Perth2 stops$2,387
Adelaide
Adelaide2 stops$3,116
Coolangatta
Coolangatta2 stops$2,882
Cairns
Cairns2 stops$3,007
Hobart
Hobart2 stops$2,648
Canberra
Canberra2 stops$2,239
Maroochydore
Maroochydore2 stops$3,905
Ballina
Ballina2 stops$4,746

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FAQs - booking Australia flights

  • Will I need a visa to fly from Washington, D.C. to Australia?

    Unless you're an Australian citizen flying from Washington, D.C. to Australia, you will need to have a visa to enter the country. You should look into obtaining a visa to enter Australia well in advance of your flight to avoid encountering any travel-related complications.

  • Where will flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia make stops for layovers?

    When you take flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia, you will need to make at least one stop for layover. These layovers will usually occur at airports like Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Hamad International Airport (DOH).

  • Which Washington, D.C. airports have the best lounges for those flying to Australia?

    The three Washington, D.C. airports that provide flights to Australia all have lounges you can use to relax while waiting for your plane to board. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has The Club BWI that is open to all passengers for a fee, while Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has the Admirals Club for American Airlines passengers and Dulles International Airport has the Capital One Lounge at IAD for Capital One customers.

  • What can I do to make flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia eco-friendly?

    You can help make flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia more eco-friendly by flying with airlines like Air Canada and American Airlines that are pushing to become carbon-neutral by 2050 through their sustainability initiatives. They're working to become more sustainable by upgrading their fleets and the equipment they use to work on them.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Australia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Australia from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Australia with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Australia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Australia from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Australia

  • Morning departure is around 11% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • Each of the major airports in the Washington, D.C. area can provide flights to Australia. This includes Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Maryland, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) near Arlington, VA, and Dulles International Airport (IAD) just south of D.C. Choose the one closest to your home or business.
  • Many airlines can help schedule flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia. Air Canada, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Qantas Airways, and United Airlines will be a handful of your best options. Take advantage of this by searching for the most affordable flights from them.
  • Figuring out which airport you would like to fly to when booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia is important. Sydney International Airport (SYD) in New South Wales will be one of the best choices for many travelers, but you should also consider options like Melbourne Airport (MEL) near Melbourne, Brisbane Airport (BNE) near Brisbane and South East Victoria, and Perth Airport (PER) near Perth in Western Australia.
  • Finding non-stop flights from Washington, D.C. to Australia will be impossible, but you should have luck locating one-stop flights. For instance, Qantas Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines provides one-stop flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport, while Air New Zealand offers flights with 2 stops.
  • Flying first class from Washington, D.C. to Australia with airlines like Air Canada or American Airlines will make your flight more comfortable. You'll be treated to a lie-flat seat you can use to sleep on your flight . You'll also get access to amenities like chef-quality dining options and enough in-flight entertainment to keep yourself occupied throughout your flight to Australia.
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Top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Australia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Australia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 647 reviews
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7.9Entertainment
7.7Food
8.1Comfort
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Food was terrible Not many options Stewards dont care Delay

The ride was good but no food ot entertainment hence, it was just over an hour flight.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

Every experience was good except for the lack of comfort in those economy seats. I never had knee pain until that flight. Those seats are uncomfortable.

I bought internet for the flight. Don’t waste your money. I wasn’t able to download a 1 Mb file from Google Docs during a 3-4 hr period. You can only use WhatsApp and email if you are willing to wait.

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

Kayak, the site I went through to book our flight, sent very unclear emails about flight changes. Kayak was incredibly unhelpful in their communications with me about this, promising to work on resolving the issue, and failing to do so. As a result, I needed to get a hotel in Brussels and am now in the process of trying to get reimbursed. On the other hand, the flight personnel in Brussels were very helpful, taking time to look into the issue and determine if they could help. I am very grateful for them and have no problems with the airline. For Kayak, however, I will never use it again and will never recommend it to anyone, and will even discourage people who consider going through that site. My worst experience ever....

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

It was a horrible snow storm, but updates were inconsistent and the app never displayed a remotely accurate time or gate until very close to boarding.

I had written all my complaints on my trip from Grand Junction to Denver so I will repeat it here! I was absolutely appalled that I had to pay for a regular seat that I choose 24 hrs before boarding! Also I checked my large bag which I had to pay for as well, and by the time I boarded all the room in the bins were gone so also had to check that one. I noticed people pulling out oversized suitcases, bigger than the measurements stated for carry on, and also large pack packs stuffed full! So these people were taking up 2 or 3 spaces that the rest of us should have been able to use but couldn’t! NoTV on the flight! Thankfully I had downloaded the United Airlines app and was able to watch movies on my phone. Don’t remember the last time I flew in a plane with no movie screens!

I was appalled to have to pay for just a regular seat when I went to book 24 hrs before my flight! Because it was only an hour flight I didn’t choose a seat from Grand Junction to Denver, but I did for Toronto and had to pay just to choose a regular available seat! In my 60+ years of flying this was the first time I have heard of this. Also, allowing people to bring on “huge “ suitcases, not carry on size, but much bigger, and then a large pack pack stuffed. So they take up all the room in the overhead bins and if we are later boarding, there is no room so we have to check our small carry on. I have already paid for and checked in one bag! I certainly will not choose to fly with United again unless it is the “only” airline available!

Easy boarding, roomy seats, plenty of good food, very helpful snd friendly staff. Very smooth flight! Only thing that could have been better was to have cranberry juice. Women like this as it helps avoid UTI’s and not as sweet as other juices.

The crew was friendly, the seats are too small. Air travel is barely tolerable anymore.

Food was icecold or frozen including breakfast. Hopeless service. Rude crew.

The flight was very uncomfortable and there was no snacks served for the 13 hours international flight. In addition, the flight was delayed 3 hours

Due to a strike taking place with the airline, it negatively impacted my flight in multiple ways. My flight was delayed over 2 hours and the food served was mediocre at best.

Terrible experience! All flights delayed, staff had no idea of what they were doing, and at the end luggage lost for 2 days!

Cabin crew were great. Seats are criminal for tall people

Flight was delayed 1.5 hrs due to problem with a previous flight to mine; I was informed appropriately via Text & Email, however, website did not keep up with messages sent by nearly an hour. When checking-in warm & friendly reception at check-in desk until female Air Canada Rep noticed my flight number and instantly pivoted to a condescending & sarcastic comments about getting my bag checked in since I’m running so late; then tone instantly changed again few minutes later when she muttered, “Oh, they’ve delayed it” another sign systems & worse front line staff, not fully informed or simply not reading their flight status updates. Flight crew were very friendly & did a great job trying to make up lost time due to the delay.

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