Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Washington D.C., DC from $127

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 79 connecting flights from San Francisco to Washington D.C.. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $127, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-WAS flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Washington D.C. Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Washington D.C. with the lowest price of $127. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 59m and the fastest connecting – 6h 47m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $172 Find flight	09:34 San Francisco San Francisco	17:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	5h 25m	Hawaiian Airlines	HA6708
from $176 Find flight	09:34 San Francisco San Francisco	17:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	5h 25m	Alaska Airlines	AS8
from $200 Find flight	16:31 San Francisco San Francisco	00:45+1 день Washington D.C. Dulles International	5h 14m	United Airlines	UA1453
from $124 Find flight	23:57 San Francisco San Francisco	12:02+1 день Washington D.C. Dulles International	9h 5m layover 2h 20m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F94000 F93208
from $143 Find flight	06:29 San Francisco San Francisco	16:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	7h 30m layover 1h 17m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91230 F9688

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 13, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:29 — 21:59	06:15 — 09:54 F91230 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 6h 22m stop 16:25 — 21:59 F9690 Frontier Airlines Denver — Washington D.C.	12h 30m including layover	Find flight from$126
08:26 — 16:25	08:26 — 16:25 UA1849 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	4h 59m	Find flight from$230
08:35 — 16:54	08:35 — 16:54 UA1678 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 19m	Find flight from$203
09:34 — 17:59	09:34 — 17:59 HA6708 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 25m	Find flight from$172
09:34 — 17:59	09:34 — 17:59 AS8 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 25m	Find flight from$176
10:35 — 18:52	10:35 — 18:52 UA1355 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 17m	Find flight from$201
13:15 — 12:10 +1 day	09:42 — 13:24 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 13h 49m stop 06:40 — 12:07 F9686 Frontier Airlines Denver — Washington D.C.	19h 55m including layover	Find flight from$126
13:15 — 21:59 +1 day	09:42 — 13:24 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 23h 34m stop 16:25 — 21:59 F9690 Frontier Airlines Denver — Washington D.C.	29h 44m including layover	Find flight from$127
13:15 — 21:22	13:15 — 21:22 UA562 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 7m	Find flight from$201
13:20 — 21:37	13:20 — 21:37 UA2386 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 17m	Find flight from$200
16:31 — 00:45 +1 day	16:31 — 00:45 UA1453 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 14m	Find flight from$200
21:10 — 05:24 +1 day	21:10 — 05:24 UA2351 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 14m	Find flight from$201
22:45 — 07:00 +1 day	22:45 — 07:00 UA1870 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 15m	Find flight from$230
23:57 — 12:02 +1 day	23:38 — 05:20 F94000 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Dallas 2h 20m stop 09:15 — 13:17 F93208 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Washington D.C.	9h 5m including layover	Find flight from$124
23:57 — 08:08 +1 day	23:57 — 08:08 UA2110 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C.	5h 11m	Find flight from$550

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 13, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Washington D.C. depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Washington D.C. is 3920 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:59 to 2 Washington D.C. airports. Average flight time is 5h 15m.

The fastest flight 4h 59m
Average flight time 5h 15m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 2436 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Washington D.C. is served by 6 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 23 departures per week at the price of from $ 124 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 709.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1849 by United Airlines takes 4h 59m.

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Connecting Flights

There are 79 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1374 by United Airlines takes 6h 47m.

F9 - Frontier Airlines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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AV - Avianca

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Washington D.C. from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

San Francisco-SFO

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Washington D.C. airports

Dulles International-IAD

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Ronald Reagan-DCA

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Airplanes

There are flights to Washington D.C. from San Francisco by 6 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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