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Washington (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

There are direct flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa and United Airlines. The distance is 6,551 km, about 8h 30m in the air. There are also 27 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Chicago.

Live fares for IAD → FRASee all routes on the map
6,551 kmdistance
~8h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
27one-stop options

Direct flights from Washington to Frankfurt

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IAD → FRALufthansa, United Airlines6,551 km~8h 30m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then Ethiopian Airlines and KLM6,574 km~10h 40m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and Condor6,647 km~10h 45m
ORD ChicagoUnited Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines7,917 km~12h 20m
MAD MadridUnited Airlines then Finnair and Ethiopian Airlines7,549 km~11h 50m
FCO RomeUnited Airlines then ITA Airways and Biman Bangladesh Airlines8,190 km~12h 40m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Cyprus Airways and Condor7,142 km~11h 25m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways6,557 km~10h 40m
ATL AtlantaAir France and Aeromexico then Air France and KLM8,269 km~12h 45m
JFK New YorkjetBlue and United Airlines then Air France and Ethiopian Airlines6,556 km~10h 40m
EWR NewarkUnited Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines6,553 km~10h 40m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Condor6,901 km~11h 5m
DUB DublinAer Lingus and United Airlines then Aer Lingus and Lufthansa6,551 km~10h 40m

More from Washington and Frankfurt

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.