Cheap Flights from Washington D.C., DC to San Francisco, CA from $61

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 20 connecting flights from Washington D.C. to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $61, 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 $61. The fastest direct flight takes 6h 3m and the fastest connecting – 7h 59m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $270 Find flight	18:17 Washington D.C. Dulles International	21:20 San Francisco San Francisco	6h 3m	United Airlines	UA1666
from $270 Find flight	12:35 Washington D.C. Dulles International	15:49 San Francisco San Francisco	6h 14m	United Airlines	UA1795
from $61 Find flight	18:59 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	23:58 San Francisco San Francisco	7h 59m layover 1h 16m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F9689 F93439
from $175 Find flight	09:00 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	16:21 San Francisco San Francisco	10h 21m layover 2h 43m - Los Angeles	Alaska Airlines	AS5 AS2146
from $226 Find flight	17:25 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	23:44 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 19m layover 0h 56m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS3 AS158
from $226 Find flight	17:18 Washington D.C. Dulles International	23:45 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 27m layover 1h 40m - San Diego	Alaska Airlines	AS507 AS3458
from $226 Find flight	07:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	13:47 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 47m layover 1h 32m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS308 AS1284
from $226 Find flight	07:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	15:43 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 43m layover 3h 38m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS308 AS1304
from $247 Find flight	07:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	18:03 San Francisco San Francisco	14h 3m layover 5h 58m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS308 AS1140
from $259 Find flight	17:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	23:26 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 26m layover 1h 48m - Los Angeles	Alaska Airlines	AS309 AS3461
from $281 Find flight	17:15 Washington D.C. Dulles International	22:56 San Francisco San Francisco	8h 41m layover 1h 36m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1728 UA2190
from $281 Find flight	06:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	12:20 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 20m layover 1h 46m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA445 UA1791
from $281 Find flight	06:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	13:14 San Francisco San Francisco	10h 14m layover 2h 40m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA445 UA352
from $282 Find flight	18:00 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	22:59 San Francisco San Francisco	7h 59m layover 0h 42m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2148 UA2364
from $282 Find flight	06:00 Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan	11:56 San Francisco San Francisco	8h 56m layover 0h 51m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1450 UA2358
from $235 Find flight	07:00 Washington D.C. Dulles International	16:54 San Francisco San Francisco	12h 54m layover 1h 40m - Seattle 2h 32m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS308 AS1039 AS836

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on February 23, 2025

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

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Washington D.C. to San Francisco. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
12:35 — 15:49	12:35 — 15:49 UA1795 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	6h 14m	Find flight from$270
18:17 — 21:20	18:17 — 21:20 UA1666 United Airlines Washington D.C. — San Francisco	6h 3m	Find flight from$270
06:00 — 12:20	06:00 — 09:00 UA445 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Los Angeles 1h 46m stop 10:46 — 12:20 UA1791 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	9h 20m including layover	Find flight from$281
06:00 — 13:14	06:00 — 09:00 UA445 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Los Angeles 2h 40m stop 11:40 — 13:14 UA352 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	10h 14m including layover	Find flight from$281
06:00 — 11:56	06:00 — 08:39 UA1450 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Houston 51m stop 09:30 — 11:56 UA2358 United Airlines Houston — San Francisco	8h 56m including layover	Find flight from$282
07:00 — 13:47	07:00 — 09:56 AS308 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Seattle 1h 32m stop 11:28 — 13:47 AS1284 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	9h 47m including layover	Find flight from$226
07:00 — 15:43	07:00 — 09:56 AS308 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Seattle 3h 38m stop 13:34 — 15:43 AS1304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	11h 43m including layover	Find flight from$226
07:00 — 18:03	07:00 — 09:56 AS308 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Seattle 5h 58m stop 15:54 — 18:03 AS1140 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	14h 3m including layover	Find flight from$247
07:44 — 15:45	07:44 — 09:05 UA267 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago 3h 40m stop 12:45 — 15:45 UA1878 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	11h 1m including layover	Find flight from$282
08:30 — 15:45	08:30 — 09:51 UA281 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago 2h 54m stop 12:45 — 15:45 UA1878 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	10h 15m including layover	Find flight from$282
09:00 — 16:21	09:00 — 12:03 AS5 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Los Angeles 2h 43m stop 14:59 — 16:26 AS2146 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	10h 21m including layover	Find flight from$175
09:00 — 19:50	09:00 — 12:16 AS5 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Los Angeles 6h 6m stop 18:22 — 19:50 AS3485 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	13h 50m including layover	Find flight from$280
17:00 — 23:26	17:00 — 20:07 AS309 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Los Angeles 1h 48m stop 21:55 — 23:26 AS3461 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	9h 26m including layover	Find flight from$259
17:00 — 22:59	17:00 — 18:21 UA2362 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago 1h 44m stop 20:05 — 22:59 UA2364 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	8h 59m including layover	Find flight from$282
17:15 — 22:56	17:15 — 19:24 UA1728 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 1h 36m stop 21:00 — 22:56 UA2190 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	8h 41m including layover	Find flight from$281
17:18 — 23:45	17:18 — 20:19 AS507 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — San Diego 1h 40m stop 21:59 — 23:45 AS3458 Alaska Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	9h 27m including layover	Find flight from$226
17:25 — 23:44	17:25 — 20:35 AS3 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Seattle 56m stop 21:31 — 23:44 AS158 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	9h 19m including layover	Find flight from$226
18:00 — 22:59	18:00 — 19:23 UA2148 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago 42m stop 20:05 — 22:59 UA2364 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	7h 59m including layover	Find flight from$282
18:59 — 23:58	18:00 — 20:08 F9689 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 1h 16m stop 22:26 — 00:15 F93439 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	7h 59m including layover	Find flight from$61
18:59 — 08:13 +1 day	18:00 — 20:08 F9689 Frontier Airlines Washington D.C. — Denver 9h 31m stop 11:00 — 12:49 F91093 Frontier Airlines Denver — San Francisco	16h 14m including layover	Find flight from$67
21:25 — 16:45 +2 days	21:25 — 15:20 TK8 Turkish Airlines Washington D.C. — Istanbul 22h 30m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	46h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1200
07:00 — 16:54	07:00 — 09:56 AS308 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Seattle 1h 40m stop 11:36 — 12:33 AS1039 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 2h 32m stop 15:05 — 16:54 AS836 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	12h 54m including layover	Find flight from$235

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 23, 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 21:25 from 2 Washington D.C. airports and arrive 06:00 to 21:25 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 6h 9m.

The fastest flight 6h 3m
Average flight time 6h 9m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 21:25
Distance 2436 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are november (from 61 $), february (from 67 $), december (from 89 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 986 $), december (from 89 $), february (from 67 $).

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

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $61. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F9689 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C. at 18:59 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 23:58.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Washington D.C. — San Francisco is served by 4 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 9 departures per week at the price of from $ 175 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1200.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1666 by United Airlines takes 6h 3m and the cheapest is F9689 by Frontier Airlines for $270.

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Connecting Flights

There are 20 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is F9689 by Frontier Airlines takes 7h 59m and the cheapest is F9689 by Frontier Airlines for $61.

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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 4 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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