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Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to District of Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to District of Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Australia to District of Columbia is March, when tickets cost $1,049 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,608 and $1,411 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to District of Columbia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to District of Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Australia to District of Columbia, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$506
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Australia to District of Columbia

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Australia to District of Columbia?

    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 Australia to District of Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Australia to District of Columbia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to District of Columbia 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 Australia to District of Columbia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Australia to District of Columbia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Australia to District of Columbia?

    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 from Australia to District of Columbia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to District of Columbia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to District of Columbia is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,253. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $1,888 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,117 on average. Morning departures are around 10% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,871.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Australia to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to District of Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to District of Columbia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to District of Columbia? 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.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 860 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.2Crew
6.9Food
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Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

10.0 ExcellentPeter, Jun 2025MEL - HKG
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Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

Turbulent taking off & landing to Dulles from Raleigh. Flight from Dulles to Tokyo very good!!

Very nice and clean plane. Transit time between flights was tight though

Mostly the experience was good except for the flight changes made by UA which meant longer layover in DC

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

Change cabin crew assisting business class. Not taking care, ignoring requests and calls. Never had such an experience in business class.

United left one of our bags back in SFO but that’s not my real complaint. The complaint is how it all went down. So we checked in the day before online and were told we could use the quick drop for luggage. So the next day I used baggage quick drop curbside at SFO. The agent mistakenly didn't tag my bag as he put my bag on the conveyor belt untagged. We immediately alerted him he had not tagged the bag. I walked with him to the baggage service office to find my bag and tag it. We waited outside the office for 10 mins. He came out and said everything was ok and the bag was going to be tagged and on my flight. We received a text that one of our bags was on the flight but the other was not. I alerted my first class flight attendant immediately upon boarding the flight. She was helpful and said she’d get it sorted out right away. She called over the gate agent. The gate agent used my bag number and looked over information on her device. She said my bag was on the flight. The flight attendant was standing with her, looking at the device, and also said “yep it’s on the flight”. During the flight the flight attendant made reference to how reassuring it must feel knowing the bag was on the flight. Upon arriving to IAD we received a text that my bag was not on my flight. The text said my bag would arrive to my final destination LIS 24 hrs late. I understand that mistakes happen. I was totally ok with my bag mistakenly not getting tagged at the quick drop. I was fine with walking down to baggage services to tag my bag. But, what I am not ok with is that the United staff said they fixed the mistake two different times, assuring me twice that my bag would be/was on the plane…and it wasn’t. I expected better attention by the employees, for them to do what they said they were going to do. We also spent extra money to upgrade our seats to first class, including the entire return leg from Lisbon to San Francisco because we wanted a smoother and more relaxing travel experience. Our money was not well spent. We will not be using United for travel going forward.

The flight was delayed, it took longer than anticipated because of weather, and they broke my luggage.

Horrifying! And I am almost 2 million miles with United. Late by 3 1/2 hours. Worst: after two hours on the plane waiting, they decided that one of the tires had been damaged and then decided to change it. Another hour and a half to change the tire!!!!! NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. The crew didn't even offer a glass of water until we had been on the plane for FIVE hours. This is the worst airline in the world. I'm simply stuck because they fly on the only routes I need.

Gate got changed about 4 times. Very confusing and very crowded. If you don’t have wifi to help get updates, you can be in deep trouble.

They cancelled my flight and downgraded me to economy and only gave me $250 for the downgrade

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

The flight crew were friendly and attentive. Food was good and they passed out ice cream and drinks awhile after Lunch was done. The ice cream was a nice treat! I found several movies to watch during the flight. There was many movies and tv shows to choose from. We flew Premium economy and there was enough leg room to be comfortable. The seats were also comfortable. I would fly AA again if the airfare isn’t expensive.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Weather delay for 2.5 hours followed by half hour crew delay, did not have ginger ale, uncomfortable seats

It was nobody’s fault - but the plane came 4-hrs late and we were updated randomly in 20-30 mins increments which left us hostage to sit and wait expectantly. It was very long and got very late. Our plane didn’t land until nearly 1 am! Also the toilet wasn’t working. The hosts were nice enough but were clearly “about to pass out” as one told me. Lastly, there was no snack or even time for it. Just a bad experience overall.

The boarding crew was incredibly helpful getting me on an earlier flight

Great experience. Flight boarded easily. Departed early. Smooth flight. Great arrival in DC--almost no taxing! Almost direct to gate from runway. Crew was terrific. Same cookies and beverages in main cabin. I did not use the entertainment system on this flight.

Flight delayed on both ends - have a gate ready at DCA, don't make us sit for 30min after being late to take off as well.

AA can't control the weather. But the airplane was hot and stuffy while stuck on the runway with a broken entertainment system.

Air Canada never runs on time. You’re lucky if your flight is not cancelled or diverted. Worst airline in the world for gas lighting its customers.

No space in overhead bin, one cookie, 2 oz of juice - is not customer service.

Good flight, friendly crew and overall - good service on United Airlines.

Received email saying that there won’t be a seat back entertainment screen and inflight WiFi would be available. But no WiFi both ways. Say it in the email.

Somebody either kayak or Air Canada booked my flight under my preferred name Betty instead of my legal name and I almost was denied boarding my flight

flight landed late almost 1.00hr and we 4 passengers missed our connected flight to indianapolis, we need to get the hotel and taxi for the next day flight to home in indianapolis, cost us $ 300 more

Or the greatest and it ended up picking us up from Chicago to Toronto not sure who was tesponsible for the 4 hr delay. United should have been properly prepared for a scheduled flight from Austin to Chicago and they were not.

Good, only discomfort was consistent turbulence through the 3 hour flight. Not sure if in companies control though.

From the kind young lady (w/Vancouver air security) who expedited our check-in to U.S. Customs to the Air Canada gate crew who gave us pre-boarding, the flight attendants who actually offered a strong hand to help me board once I had surrendered my rolling walker at the door, they are all reflections of the thoughtful, genuinely helpful Canadians we have grown to appreciate. Water and other beverages were offered throughout the flight to make sure we weren't dehydrated and the cookie was great. (Husband bought the fruit & crackers snack,) I was delighted to see three movies that I would not have otherwise seen and appreciate that AC left the last film viewable until its conclusion although the flight had actually landed. Last, mahalo to the kind strong gentleman who not offered his hand to help me debark the plane, but gave me an AC pin that I'll truly treasure.

The ground staff was so rude in Toronto airport ...very rude and did not answer simple questions, and made me look like a fool. Very rude ground staff.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/10Sun
2 stops
48h 53mMEL-IAD
10/22Wed
2 stops
74h 31mIAD-MEL
$1,071
8/1Fri
2 stops
27h 52mSYD-IAD
8/16Sat
2 stops
34h 45mIAD-SYD
$1,074
8/16Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 50mSYD-DCA
8/30Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
32h 45mDCA-SYD
$1,163
8/18Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
23h 46mSYD-IAD
8/28Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
27h 47mIAD-SYD
$1,205
8/1Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 30mSYD-IAD
8/16Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
32h 40mIAD-SYD
$1,232
7/30Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 25mMEL-IAD
8/6Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 45mIAD-MEL
$1,392
7/30Wed
1 stopQantas Airways
23h 44mMEL-DCA
8/6Wed
1 stopQantas Airways
23h 35mDCA-MEL
$1,689
9/9Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
38h 54mBNE-DCA
9/23Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
31h 05mDCA-BNE
$1,803
8/19Tue
1 stopVirgin Australia
20h 34mSYD-DCA
8/29Fri
1 stopVirgin Australia
22h 56mDCA-SYD
$1,868
8/2Sat
2 stopsVirgin Australia
36h 23mBNE-IAD
8/9Sat
1 stopVirgin Australia
42h 22mIAD-BNE
$1,990

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/27Wed
2 stops
38h 27mSYD-IAD
$506
8/20Wed
2 stops
38h 27mSYD-IAD
$515
8/1Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
25h 19mSYD-DCA
$738
8/14Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
27h 34mSYD-IAD
$741
8/14Thu
3 stopsUnited Airlines
44h 49mSYD-IAD
$924
10/23Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
24h 56mMEL-DCA
$924
9/12Fri
2 stopsQantas Airways
26h 44mBNE-IAD
$931
7/23Wed
1 stopVirgin Australia
23h 25mSYD-IAD
$1,174
7/23Wed
1 stopVirgin Australia
20h 03mSYD-IAD
$1,178
8/15Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 50mSYD-IAD
$1,618

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Last minute flights to District of Columbia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to District of Columbia that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/20Fri
multi-stopJapan Airlines
45h 27mSYD-DCA
6/22Sun
multi-stopJapan Airlines
45h 21mDCA-SYD
$1,371
6/20Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 37mSYD-DCA
6/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
22h 56mDCA-SYD
$1,802
6/20Fri
multi-stop
38h 25mBNE-IAD
6/27Fri
multi-stop
36h 06mIAD-BNE
$1,963
6/20Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 43mBNE-IAD
6/27Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 30mIAD-BNE
$1,987
6/22Sun
multi-stop
38h 12mBNE-DCA
7/6Sun
multi-stop
34h 41mDCA-BNE
$2,136
6/22Sun
multi-stopVirgin Australia
45h 43mBNE-IAD
7/6Sun
multi-stopVirgin Australia
37h 35mIAD-BNE
$2,172
6/22Sun
multi-stopVirgin Australia
28h 15mBNE-IAD
7/6Sun
multi-stopVirgin Australia
28h 27mIAD-BNE
$2,197
6/20Fri
multi-stopAir Canada
25h 41mSYD-IAD
6/22Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
33h 01mIAD-SYD
$2,432
6/22Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
38h 42mBNE-IAD
7/6Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
26h 40mIAD-BNE
$3,146
6/22Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
27h 02mBNE-DCA
7/6Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
25h 08mDCA-BNE
$3,341

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