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Brussels to Washington D.C.

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Brussels to Washington D.C.. From $524.66, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

One passenger pays between $524.66 and $652.21, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 6,403 km and are run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked October 6, 2026Priced for October 27, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 27, 2026

$524.66 to $652.21

  • 173%Moves across the booking window

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about $1,137.02Wed7
  2. about $1,406.43Thu8
  3. about $1,133.12Fri9
  4. about $965.22Sat10
  5. about $904.70Sun11
  6. about $735.01Mon12
  7. about $730.76Tue13
  8. about $655.53Wed14
  9. about $903.65Thu15
  10. about $736.83Fri16
  11. about $751.99Sat17
  12. about $677.98Sun18
  13. about $625.53Mon19
  14. about $605.80Tue20
  15. about $608.61Wed21
  16. about $706.87Thu22
  17. about $619.02Fri23
  18. about $654.93Sat24
  19. about $643.75Sun25
  20. about $589.42Mon26
  21. about $524.66Tue27

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Washington D.C.. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Washington D.C. for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Washington Union Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Brussels to Washington D.C.

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. $415.9890 days
  2. $603.9860 days
  3. $492.3645 days
  4. $532.4030 days
  5. $524.6621 days
  6. $605.8014 days
  7. $730.767 days
  8. $1,133.123 days
  9. $1,137.021 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $415.98.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 173 percent. The most expensive point is $1,137.02, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
$1,137.02$415.98137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Brussels to Washington D.C. and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

6 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.

The shape of it

6,403 km

6,217 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

1,019,022 → 689,545

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 6,403 km against 6,217 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Toronto, Paris, London, Detroit. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Washington Union Station

Most of the points near Washington Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Brussels to Washington D.C.

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

Brussels to Washington D.C. covers 6,403 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.

How much does it cost to travel from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

The cheapest fare from Brussels to Washington D.C. is $524.66, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $897.22. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

The cheapest way from Brussels to Washington D.C. is by flight, at $524.66 for one passenger on October 27, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.

When should I book Brussels to Washington D.C.?

Fares from Brussels to Washington D.C. bottom out around 90 days before departure, at $415.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 173 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Brussels to Washington D.C.?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Brussels to Washington D.C., at $605.80. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 6, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Brussels to Washington D.C.?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Brussels to Washington D.C., at $438.97 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

2 operators sell services from Brussels to Washington D.C. across 1 mode: Brussels Airlines, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

60 percent of the services we sell from Brussels to Washington D.C. are direct. The rest connect at Toronto, Paris, London, Detroit, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Brussels to Washington D.C. use?

Services from Brussels to Washington D.C. by flight leave from Brussels Airport BRU and arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport IAD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Brussels to Washington D.C.?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Brussels to Washington D.C. allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

Being on the water gives Washington D.C. a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Washington D.C. and across United States

Day trips that leave Washington D.C. in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Brussels reaches 160 places in 43 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 11,419 km. Washington D.C. reaches 68 places in 22 countries, from 46 to 14,155 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Brussels

  • 160Places you can leave for
  • 43Countries
  • 79Operators

Arriving in Washington D.C.

Leaving Washington D.C.

  • 68Places you can leave for
  • 22Countries
  • 45Operators

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