Cheap Flights from Washington D.C., DC to San Francisco, CA from $145

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 9 direct and 35 connecting flights from Washington D.C. to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $145, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out WAS-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Washington D.C. to San Francisco with the lowest price of $145. The fastest direct flight takes 5h 37m and the fastest connecting – 7h 39m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $149 Find flight	18:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	21:50 San Francisco San Francisco	5h 51m	Hawaiian Airlines	HA6707
from $153 Find flight	18:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	21:50 San Francisco San Francisco	5h 51m	Alaska Airlines	AS7
from $197 Find flight	06:35 Washington D.C. Dulles International	09:23 San Francisco San Francisco	5h 48m	United Airlines	UA1095
from $145 Find flight	18:00 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	00:19+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	9h 19m layover 2h 24m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F9689 F93439
from $155 Find flight	17:49 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	23:44 San Francisco San Francisco	8h 55m layover 1h 20m - Portland	Hawaiian Airlines	HA6709 HA6330

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 16, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:35 — 09:23	06:35 — 09:23 UA1095 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 48m	Find flight from$197
07:00 — 00:19 +1 day	07:00 — 08:56 F9685 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 13h 33m stop 22:29 — 00:19 F93439 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	20h 19m including layover	Find flight from$150
07:00 — 08:06 +1 day	07:00 — 08:56 F9685 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 21h 27m stop 06:23 — 08:06 F91229 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	28h 6m including layover	Find flight from$150
08:35 — 11:13	08:35 — 11:13 UA1702 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 38m	Find flight from$199
12:35 — 15:23	12:35 — 15:23 UA1434 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 48m	Find flight from$197
13:00 — 00:19 +1 day	13:00 — 14:59 F9687 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 7h 30m stop 22:29 — 00:19 F93439 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	14h 19m including layover	Find flight from$150
13:00 — 08:06 +1 day	13:00 — 14:59 F9687 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 15h 24m stop 06:23 — 08:06 F91229 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	22h 6m including layover	Find flight from$150
16:00 — 18:49	16:00 — 18:49 UA2361 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 49m	Find flight from$199
17:20 — 19:57	17:20 — 19:57 UA1757 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 37m	Find flight from$199
17:59 — 20:51	17:59 — 20:51 UA698 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 52m	Find flight from$201
18:00 — 00:19 +1 day	18:00 — 20:05 F9689 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 2h 24m stop 22:29 — 00:19 F93439 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	9h 19m including layover	Find flight from$145
18:00 — 08:06 +1 day	18:00 — 20:05 F9689 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 10h 18m stop 06:23 — 08:06 F91229 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	17h 6m including layover	Find flight from$150
18:59 — 21:50	18:59 — 21:50 HA6707 Hawaiian Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 51m	Find flight from$149
18:59 — 21:50	18:59 — 21:50 AS7 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 51m	Find flight from$153
22:10 — 00:59 +1 day	22:10 — 00:59 UA367 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	5h 49m	Find flight from$197

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 16, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Washington D.C. and San Francisco is 3920 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 22:14 from 2 Washington D.C. airports and arrive 06:00 to 22:14 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 5h 49m.

The fastest flight 5h 37m
Average flight time 5h 49m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 22:14
Distance 2436 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are august (from 145 $), september (from 149 $), june (from 170 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 340 $), february (from 316 $), january (from 312 $).

What is the lowest airfare Washington D.C. to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $145. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F9689 flight by Frontier Airlines for August 31, 2025 which leaves Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C. at 18:00 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 00:19.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Washington D.C. — San Francisco is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 5 departures per week at the price of from $ 153 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 663.

Direct flights

There are 9 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1757 by United Airlines takes 5h 37m and the cheapest is F9689 by Frontier Airlines for $149.

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Connecting Flights

There are 35 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA746 by United Airlines takes 7h 39m and the cheapest is F9689 by Frontier Airlines for $145.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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G4 - Allegiant Air

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Airports

You can fly from Washington D.C. to San Francisco from 2 airports (Dulles International, Ronald Reagan).

Washington D.C. airports

Dulles International-IAD

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Ronald Reagan-DCA

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San Francisco airports

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Airplanes

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

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