Direct Flights from Washington to St. Thomas
St. Thomas · U.S. Virgin Islands
Nonstop service from IAD and BWI to STT on Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Washington has 2 airports with nonstop service to St. Thomas. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗IADSTTWashington Dulles International
- Find flights ↗BWISTTBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 14 cities have a nonstop to St. Thomas, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to St. Thomas for, from Washington
3h 45m in the air, 1,609 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About St. Thomas
St. Thomas is in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in St. Thomas
- The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S.
- Flamenco Beach is a public beach on an open bay connected to the North Atlantic Ocean in northwestern Culebra, an island-municipality of Puerto Rico, part of the Spanish Virgin Islands in the Leeward Islands of the Lesse…
- The Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located off Saint John, Virgin Islands.
- Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in the United States Virgin Islands. It is the mother church and seat of the Diocese of Saint Thomas. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie.
- Gibney Beach, or Oppenheimer Beach, is a beach on Hawksnest Bay on northern Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. The beach's names originate from Nancy Flagg Gibney and J.
- RMS Rhone was a UK Royal Mail Ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP). She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 in a hurricane, killing 123 people.
- The Baths is a beach area on the island of Virgin Gorda among the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
- Culebra National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in and around the island municipality of Culebra in Puerto Rico. It is the site of the former Camp Roosevelt military base.
- Coki Point Beach is on the island of Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean.
- Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins is an historic site located in the Virgin Islands National Park, east of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The ruins are an example of an 18th-century sugar and rum factory.
- The Cathedral Church of All Saints is an Episcopal cathedral in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of the Virgin Islands and it is located in the City of Charlotte Amalie.
- Coral World is a marine park and tourist attraction located next to Coki Beach on the East End of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
St. Thomas weather, compared with Washington
21° warmer than Washington on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- St. Thomas 84°F · Washington 43°F · 41° warmer
- April
- St. Thomas 86°F · Washington 67°F · 19° warmer
- July
- St. Thomas 90°F · Washington 88°F · 2° warmer
- October
- St. Thomas 88°F · Washington 68°F · 20° warmer
St. Thomas is the steadier of the two, moving 6° 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 each city's airport.
Planning a trip to St. Thomas
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit St. Thomas is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 84°F.
- How long to stay
- St. Thomas rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Virgin Islands National Park, Flamenco Beach, and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Washington to St. Thomas?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Washington (IAD, BWI) to St. Thomas (STT) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to St. Thomas?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Washington (IAD, BWI) and St. Thomas (STT).
- Which Washington airport has nonstop flights to St. Thomas?
- You can leave from 2 Washington airports: IAD (Washington Dulles International) on United; BWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Washington to St. Thomas?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Washington to St. Thomas.
- How far is St. Thomas from Washington?
- St. Thomas is about 1,609 miles from Washington by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Washington to U.S. Virgin Islands?
- Yes — St. Thomas (STT) has nonstop service from Washington on Southwest, United, making it a nonstop gateway to U.S. Virgin Islands.
- What is there to do in St. Thomas?
- Popular things to do include Virgin Islands National Park, Flamenco Beach, Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands), and more.
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