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21:00 - 15:10MEL-IAD
32h 10m1 stop
17:35 - 14:35IAD-MEL
55h 00m2 stops
$1,834Air China
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Fri, 11 Apr - Tue, 22 Apr
20:15 - 14:10MEL-IAD
33h 55m1 stop
16:35 - 15:45IAD-MEL
55h 10m2 stops
$1,962Air China
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Mon, 9 Dec - Tue, 31 Dec
21:00 - 08:45MEL-IAD
49h 45m1 stop
21:05 - 16:45IAD-MEL
29h 40m1 stop
$2,050Qatar Airways
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Thu, 1 May - Thu, 22 May
10:55 - 00:24MEL-IAD
27h 29m1 stop
22:05 - 07:30IAD-MEL
43h 25m1 stop
$2,060United Airlines
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Wed, 9 Apr - Tue, 22 Apr
15:15 - 08:45MEL-IAD
31h 30m1 stop
21:05 - 16:45IAD-MEL
29h 40m1 stop
$2,086Qatar Airways
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Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
09:30 - 00:31MEL-IAD
29h 01m1 stop
17:30 - 08:15IAD-MEL
24h 45m1 stop
$2,134United Airlines
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Fri, 11 Apr - Mon, 21 Apr
06:05 - 16:25MEL-IAD
24h 20m2 stops
17:30 - 08:15IAD-MEL
24h 45m1 stop
$2,224Virgin Australia
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Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
06:05 - 00:24MEL-IAD
32h 19m2 stops
17:30 - 11:05IAD-MEL
27h 35m2 stops
$2,263Virgin Australia
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Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
15:05 - 22:21MEL-IAD
21h 16m1 stop
14:08 - 05:00IAD-MEL
24h 52m2 stops
$3,564American Airlines
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Tue, 8 Apr - Wed, 23 Apr
15:05 - 22:21MEL-IAD
21h 16m1 stop
14:08 - 06:40IAD-MEL
26h 32m2 stops
$3,644American Airlines
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Sun, 6 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr
16:50 - 16:32MEL-IAD
39h 42m2 stops
Sun, 8 Dec
06:20 - 16:23MEL-IAD
50h 03m3 stops
$1,031
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Mon, 11 Nov
23:55 - 16:10MEL-IAD
56h 15m3 stops
$1,135
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Sun, 8 Dec
23:30 - 15:55MEL-IAD
32h 25m1 stop
$1,313Qatar Airways
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Mon, 11 Nov
17:10 - 15:55MEL-IAD
38h 45m1 stop
$1,392Qatar Airways
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Tue, 28 Jan
11:30 - 07:24MEL-IAD
35h 54m2 stops
$2,333United Airlines
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Mon, 30 Dec
11:30 - 05:13MEL-IAD
33h 43m2 stops
$2,429United Airlines
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Sun, 29 Dec
08:00 - 08:05MEL-IAD
40h 05m3 stops
$3,725Air Canada
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Mon, 30 Dec
08:00 - 08:05MEL-IAD
40h 05m3 stops
$3,788Air Canada
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Sat, 28 Dec
12:00 - 19:40MEL-IAD
23h 40m2 stops
$4,108American Airlines
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Fri, 3 Jan
03:25 - 08:10MEL-IAD
68h 45m2 stops
10:30 - 06:25IAD-MEL
27h 55m1 stop
$3,247Emirates
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Sat, 9 Nov - Wed, 4 Dec
03:25 - 08:10MEL-IAD
44h 45m2 stops
10:30 - 20:35IAD-MEL
42h 05m2 stops
$3,331Emirates
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Sat, 9 Nov - Wed, 4 Dec
03:25 - 08:10MEL-IAD
44h 45m2 stops
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39h 45m3 stops
$3,961Emirates
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Flights from Melbourne to Dulles Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Dulles Intl 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 Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

The average price of all flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Washington Dulles Airport on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl 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 Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost $2,012 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,782 and $2,554 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 150 days before departure.

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August

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December

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$887
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport

When to book flights from Melbourne to Dulles Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Dulles Intl 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 Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport was $585 for a one-way ticket and $1,210 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Washington, D.C., Virgin Australia or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Washington, D.C. are Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $3,009 and an overall rating of 7.6, Virgin Australia is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,470 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

    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 Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

    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 Washington Dulles Airport with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to Washington Dulles Airport?

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to Dulles Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Washington, D.C.. 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 Melbourne to Dulles Intl? 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 531 reviews
8.6Crew
7.4Food
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
8.3Boarding
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The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

10.0 ExcellentVanessa, Oct 2024AKL - SFO
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The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

New Zealand crew were attentive. We were not informed that we needed transit document to pass through New Zealand. A checkin employee helped with this for which we were thankful.

Overall good. We had to transfer to Bradly terminal. We had requested wheelchair assistance. The bus that picked us up had to wait for other passengers. The wait was long. Then, at the Bradly terminal we had to wait an extended period of time for the wheel chair assistance. These delays caused tension at checked in and resulted in arriving at the gate as passengers were boarding.

The boarding process was less than ideal. While I liked being greeted with “Kia Ora”, the rest of the process was very average for business-class travel — queue, crowding, no clear separation between economy and business premier. The aircraft felt old, even though I believe it was only 6 years’ old. Travelling in Business Premier in Air New Zealand is like sitting in a glass bowl. One can see everyone, and everyone can see others. Very bad structuring of seats. If you have a choice, fly another airlines like Singapore Airlines for business — I had the option, but chose this flight due to it’s departure time. Regrettable decision. I had opted for Vegan food choice. Very poor food as well as service. It is as if the chefs preparing the meal have little idea what nutritious, healthy and filling plant-based food is. And the crew were totally uncoordinated. In the main dinner meal, the first thing I was served was a fruit bowl, and then followed by other items. No mention was made that the fruit bowl (served first) was the dessert! And then after my meal tray was cleared another steward (not the one who served the main meal) comes around asks me that now that I had had the would like the dessert. I said yes, please. He went off and comes back to tell me discreetly that I’ve already had my dessert! He also didn’t know what the dessert was — and I guess it was the fruit platter that was the first item I was served. I was traveling with partner, who had similar experience. For her, they just cleared her table without offering dessert. Extremely poor coordination. The area behind the seats was extremely dirty. I just happened to use the overhead light to try and locate something that had fallen, only to be horrified at the dust, crumbs and all kinds of other particles. The only good thing about the flight was that when it ended, our bags came very very quickly. But that I guess is more to do with airport operations for Air New Zealands at Auckland Airport rather than the flight itself. I would think very hard next time I have to fly Business Premier in New Zealand, especially on Boeing 787-9NZM, which this plane was. Basically if you are selecting seats and find that they are at a diagonal angle, do not book this if you are looking for luxurious travel. Better off with premium economy or a good economy seat. The quality of food and service indeed was way below par.

The entire process was excellent! The economy sits are a bit snug so I'll have to be sure to purchase premier or business class next time but, other than that, food, service, attendants were exceptional. Gate agents and ticket agents too!

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.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

The flight was delayed by 45 minutes, but boarding, actual flight, and crew were great. However, there was Zero free food and only water, tea, or coffee to drink. Everything else was for sale. No onboard entertainment but it was a short flight.

Boarding was smooth after a 25 min delay. Notification of delay could be more efficient and change in boarding gate was not notified on the flights board or app.

Excellent. Shelley was very attentive and caring regarding my sister who required pre approved oxygen during the flight. Shelley checked up on her regularly throughout the flight and made her feel more relaxed and comfortable.

I did not use the in flight entertainment, but the selection appeared to be decent. Take off was delayed, but otherwise the process was uneventful.

Great flight - on time, lovely staff. I’ll always have the same complaint and essentially it’s the limited food options for people who are celiac. But that’s all airlines !

The level of incompetence of this airline is truly astounding.

I'll never transit from international through Sydney with Virgin until they improve the domestic transfer system. It's ridiculous that you have to take oversize baggage to the transfer desk to get it activated then struggle onto the shuttle bus (carrying a 25kg, 2m long ski bag and carry-on - along with about 6 others in the same situation) then negotiate the terminal and queue to put it onto the oversize receival bag drop.

For a red eye flight it is pretty uncomfortable. They provide nothing in the way of pillows, etc.

2 hrs + delay! Times kept changing, Onboard menu was half depleted, Entertainment wifi was N/A Overall very frustrating flight and I never slate Virgin.

Virgin Australia passed this flight onto Alliance, so my rating and comments are based on my experience with crew, aircraft and available options. Alliance only offers drinks which consisted of tea, coffee and water, free of charge. There was no on board entertainment. The aircraft seating although narrow accommodated my 6 foot 2 body with little discomfort.

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

The service was excellent. The quarters were a little cramped in Economy, and we had to exist there for 18 hours.

It was very nice. I will try to fly with Qantas whenever I can.

Terrible. 6 hour delay with no explanations and only 15 dollars in food credits. A disaster. I'll just leave it at that.

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.

Flight was cancelled about 1.5 hours before departure. Replacement flight provided scheduled 1 hour later. Late boarding, late departure and arrived Melbourne nearly 2 hours after originally scheduled.

Flight is overpriced. Quality of service is poor. Constant delays. This flight again was multiple times delayed. The relaxed and careless attitude of staff is appalling. People are busy and it does matter if we do things more efficiently than chilled out. Once the flight was ready to depart we had more delays due to the careless approach of boarding passengers. Food is highly processed with limited options and super unhealthy. Leg room is shockingly bad. Even the biz class is pretty bad. Coupled with the horrendous prices Qantas only benefits given Australia is their home market. Otherwise they are not competitive at all.

The flight was good, long obviously but smooth. The seats are pretty small, definitely notice a difference for long haul compared to Emirates or Cathay Pacific it’s more like medium haul seating for space. Food options were good, children’s meals were good for my fussy 3yo.

Great flight and attendants. Seating is a bit weird. The extra price seats aren’t too worth it.

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

ANA was great. United was horrible. They bumped us from economy plus to economy and were supposed to contact us for a refund but no luck. We booked the seats 9 months in advance.

Smoothly flight, pleasant flight attendants. I wish there were better food choices.

Comfortable as it can be for a basic economy seat. The TV screen on my 15 hour international flight went out after 1 hour or so and it never worked again. The food is very high in processed carbs and sugary items.

A three (3) hour flight should have meal service in First Class, not just potato chips!

We had a 90 minute delay due to equipment failure that was detected just before we took off. United rebooked my connecting flight.

Everything was perfect except the pad at the top of the seat back. It pushes my head forward into a very uncomfortable position and it is not removable.

Boarding in Paris was a nightmare for us. Why passengers have to get checked luggage tickets and then to go to counter to get luggage weight and send to the conveyor? We counted 14 security and airline checks before getting in the plane. We will never again use United or travel to France, neither stop by IAD airport.

They changed my flight 5 hours before it took off and changed my connecting airport messing up my entire 1st day in Japan.

Ridiculously slow disorganized boarding, ended up 35 min late and people missed connections

Really solid flight! The in-flight entertainment screens are not very touch-responsive in the way that of other airlines’ are, which was my only issue. But otherwise we had good food and drink offerings and the flight attendants were very welcoming.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Melbourne to Washington, D.C. found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/12Sun
2 stops
39h 42mMEL-IAD
$887
11/11Mon
3 stops
50h 03mMEL-IAD
$1,031
8/12Sun
3 stops
56h 15mMEL-IAD
$1,135
11/11Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
32h 25mMEL-IAD
$1,313
28/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 45mMEL-IAD
$1,392
30/12Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 54mMEL-IAD
$2,333
29/12Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 43mMEL-IAD
$2,429
30/12Mon
3 stopsAir Canada
40h 05mMEL-IAD
$3,725
28/12Sat
3 stopsAir Canada
40h 05mMEL-IAD
$3,788
3/1Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
23h 40mMEL-IAD
$4,108

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Melbourne to Washington, D.C. that are departing in the next 10 days.
9/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
68h 45mMEL-IAD
4/12Wed
multi-stopEmirates
27h 55mIAD-MEL
$3,247
9/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
44h 45mMEL-IAD
4/12Wed
multi-stopEmirates
42h 05mIAD-MEL
$3,331
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multi-stopEmirates
44h 45mMEL-IAD
4/12Wed
multi-stopEmirates
39h 45mIAD-MEL
$3,961

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