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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne.
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6:26 am - 9:20 pmBWI-MEL
47h 54m3 stops
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2:15 pm - 12:34 amMEL-BWI
26h 19m3 stops
$1,221
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Tue, Oct 21 - Tue, Nov 4
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5:45 am - 12:00 pmBWI-MEL
40h 15m3 stops
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2:20 pm - 9:02 pmMEL-BWI
45h 42m3 stops
$1,285
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Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 21
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5:59 pm - 10:50 amDCA-MEL
26h 51m2 stops
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12:05 pm - 10:09 pmMEL-DCA
24h 04m2 stops
$1,288Air New Zealand
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Mon, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 24
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8:50 am - 1:45 pmIAD-MEL
38h 55m2 stops
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12:05 pm - 6:51 amMEL-IAD
32h 46m2 stops
$1,288Air New Zealand
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Mon, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 23
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1:40 pm - 5:00 amDCA-MEL
25h 20m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 11:00 pmMEL-DCA
21h 55m1 stop
$1,438Qantas Airways
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Wed, Jun 25 - Wed, Jul 9
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7:31 pm - 5:00 amDCA-MEL
43h 29m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 12:56 amMEL-DCA
23h 51m1 stop
$1,448Qantas Airways
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Sat, Aug 30 - Mon, Sep 15
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8:20 am - 6:45 amDCA-MEL
32h 25m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 11:00 pmMEL-DCA
21h 55m1 stop
$1,509American Airlines
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Sun, Jun 29 - Wed, Jul 9
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6:27 am - 5:00 amIAD-MEL
32h 33m1 stop
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3:05 pm - 10:46 pmMEL-IAD
21h 41m1 stop
$1,509American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 25 - Wed, Jul 9
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6:00 pm - 7:30 amBWI-MEL
23h 30m1 stop
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9:30 am - 4:55 pmMEL-BWI
21h 25m1 stop
$1,546United Airlines
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Mon, Jun 23 - Wed, Jul 16
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4:22 pm - 8:15 amBWI-MEL
25h 53m2 stops
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10:55 am - 11:17 pmMEL-BWI
26h 22m2 stops
$1,551United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Melbourne flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Melbourne on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Tuesdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport, 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 Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport is April, where tickets cost $1,149 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,644 and $1,593 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport, 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 Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJuly
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$506
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Washington, D.C. to Melbourne flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne Airport was $506 for a one-way ticket and $1,221 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Melbourne?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Washington, D.C. and on arrival in Melbourne.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne?

    There are 2 airports in Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl.) and only 1 airport in Melbourne (Melbourne). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Washington Dulles Airport to Melbourne flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Melbourne, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Melbourne from Washington, D.C.?

    Los Angeles is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne, Air New Zealand or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,913 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,147 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 Melbourne.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne 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 Melbourne?

    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 to Melbourne 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 Melbourne?

    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 Melbourne from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. 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 Washington, D.C. to Melbourne? 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 472 reviews
7.3Food
7.4Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
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I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

10.0 ExcellentJohn, Apr 2025AKL - YVR
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I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

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?

Loved the staff. The economy seats could have been bigger.

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

I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

The food was terrible. And the flight attendants were very rude. One flight attendant wouldn’t help a passenger lift their carry-on. Another flight attendant wouldn’t give a man an extra blanket. And they walked by not even looking at the passengers to see if they needed a glass of water.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

When I booked it on Kayak it aaid that I wasn't allowed hamd luggage. I called United Airlines and it took them 6 minutes to figure out if I was allowed free hand luggage. Surely something that simple they should be able to tell me instantly.

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

Flight was cramped with every seat taken. The food was fine, nothing crazy to write home about. The plane felt dated and needing some TLC, the button for the window shade didn't work and there were no AC outlets to use. When communicating with staff all except one nice lady never seemed happy to help me almost like I was bothering them when asked for things like a glass of water or a snack. The flight was overall fine. It did what was needed which is get me from point A to point B. But it certainly was not special. I don't expect much in economy but I believe economy on a host of other airlines is more memorable and better experience.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

Liked nothing. As per previous segment it was delay delay delay.

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

I completely missed my flight because the first leg was longer than planned. I had to sleep overnight in the airport because no accommodation was provided and then sent to Trinidad in the morning with an anticipated 7 hour layover before my flight to Georgetown which was now with Caribbean Airlines. I tried twice with customer service to see if they could put me on an earlier flight which had seats available but was told it wasn’t possible.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

Pitch was very small. Knees were on the seat back in front of me.

really bad they refused to check in luggages that I had purchased, even showing them the transaction receipt from british airways app the staff in miami was MEDIOCRE

Several delays. Next flight was worse. Did not arrive home until 2am PT

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

Everything about the flight was lovely…We left early, arrived early, cabin crew were efficient and helpful. Flight was easy and most pleasant.

First world problems, but still… We were seated in first class and asked for a cocktail on a very short, 50 minute flight. After our drink order was taken, a half hour went by, and we noticed that every other person in the small plane had been served except for us. We got up to ask about it, the drinks finally came, then were taken away three minutes later since the flight was so short. Really strange situation, on the other hand, we were in Utah.

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Wonderful as usual except for other guests that were unruly and not kept in check by the Crew.

The flight was initially delayed, then cancelled. American Airlines says the cancellation was weather related, though the actual weather was not bad in both Washington and Providence and between. There were very few cancellations that day. In fact, AA2120 from Washington, DC to Boston flew with a minor delay at about the same time. So, the weather somehow affected only this particular flight AA5230. The next available flight was the following morning. The American Airlines refused to reimburse accommodation (hotel at DCA)

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