Direct Flights from Washington to Mobile
Mobile · Alabama
Nonstop service from IAD to MOB on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 5 cities have a nonstop to Mobile, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Mobile for, from Washington
2h 10m in the air, 835 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Mobile. Two nights works.
About Mobile
Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Mobile
- USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II.
- USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park.
- Mobile Museum of Art (MMoA) is an art museum located in Mobile, Alabama. It features extensive art collections from the United States, Europe, and non-western art.
- Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama.
- Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States.
- The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
- Fort Charlotte, Mobile is a partially-reconstructed 18th-century fort in Mobile, Alabama.
- Bellingrath Gardens and Home is the 65-acre (26 ha) public garden and historic home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, located on the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, United States.
- Bottle Creek Indian Mounds (1BA2) is an archaeological site owned and monitored by the Alabama Historical Commission located on a low swampy island within the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta north of Mobile, Alabama, United St…
- Ellicott's Stone, also known as the Ellicott Stone, is a boundary marker in northern Mobile County, Alabama. It was placed on April 10, 1799, by a joint U.S.–Spanish survey party headed by Andrew Ellicott.
- Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. During the height of its existence, Blakeley was a thriving town which flourished as a competitor to its western neighbor, Mobile.
- Christ Church Cathedral, also known simply as Christ Church, is a historic Episcopal cathedral located in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Mobile weather, compared with Washington
12° warmer than Washington on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Mobile 62°F · Washington 43°F · 19° warmer
- April
- Mobile 78°F · Washington 67°F · 11° warmer
- July
- Mobile 91°F · Washington 88°F · 3° warmer
- October
- Mobile 80°F · Washington 68°F · 12° warmer
Mobile is the steadier of the two, moving 29° between its coldest and warmest months where Washington moves 45°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Mobile
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Mobile is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Mobile rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Drum (SS-228), and Mobile Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Washington to Mobile?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Washington (IAD) to Mobile (MOB) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Mobile?
- United flies nonstop between Washington (IAD) and Mobile (MOB).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Washington to Mobile?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Washington to Mobile.
- How far is Mobile from Washington?
- Mobile is about 835 miles from Washington by air.
- What is there to do in Mobile?
- Popular things to do include USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Drum (SS-228), Mobile Museum of Art, Battleship Memorial Park, and more.
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