Cheap Flights from Washington D.C., DC to San Francisco, CA from $84

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 25 direct and 188 connecting flights from Washington D.C. to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $84, 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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06:35 — 09:23
06:35 — 09:23 UA1095 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 48m
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07:00 — 09:49
07:00 — 09:49 UA369 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 49m
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07:15 — 09:47
07:15 — 09:47 HA4971 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 32m
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07:15 — 09:47
07:15 — 09:47 AS458 Alaska Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 32m
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08:10 — 10:55
08:10 — 10:55 HA4981 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 45m
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08:35 — 11:13
08:35 — 11:13 UA1702 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 38m
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08:45 — 11:30
08:45 — 11:30 UA2186 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 45m
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12:35 — 15:23
12:35 — 15:23 UA1434 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 48m
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12:35 — 15:23
12:35 — 15:23 UA1786 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 48m
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12:36 — 15:24
12:36 — 15:24 UA1940 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 48m
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15:00 — 17:47
15:00 — 17:47 UA2862 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 47m
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16:00 — 18:49
16:00 — 18:49 UA796 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 49m
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16:00 — 18:49
16:00 — 18:49 UA2361 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 49m
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16:00 — 18:48
16:00 — 18:48 UA2142 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 48m
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17:53 — 20:30
17:53 — 20:30 UA1757 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 37m
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17:59 — 20:51
17:59 — 20:51 UA698 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 52m
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18:00 — 21:05
18:00 — 21:05 UA699 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
6h 5m
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18:55 — 21:44
18:55 — 21:44 UA1129 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 49m
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18:59 — 21:50
18:59 — 21:50 HA6707 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 51m
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18:59 — 21:50
18:59 — 21:50 AS7 Alaska Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 51m
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19:59 — 22:46
19:59 — 22:46 HA4970 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 47m
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19:59 — 22:46
19:59 — 22:46 AS435 Alaska Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 47m
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19:59 — 22:58
19:59 — 22:58 UA2250 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 59m
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19:59 — 22:58
19:59 — 22:58 UA539 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 59m
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22:10 — 00:59
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22:10 — 00:59 UA367 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Francisco
5h 49m
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06:25 — 14:55
07:00 — 09:40 HA4967 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — Seattle
3h 32m stop
13:40 — 15:52 HA6901 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
11h 30m
including layover
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07:30 — 14:51
07:25 — 09:40 F94277 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Las Vegas
3h 31m stop
16:01 — 17:53 F94157 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Francisco
10h 21m
including layover
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07:40 — 12:19
07:25 — 09:40 F94277 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Las Vegas
44m stop
10:34 — 12:24 F93019 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Francisco
7h 39m
including layover
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08:00 — 13:46
08:00 — 10:49 AS1 Alaska Airlines
Washington D.C. — Seattle
41m stop
11:30 — 13:46 AS1112 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
8h 46m
including layover
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08:59 — 14:01
08:59 — 11:27 HA7211 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — San Diego
51m stop
12:18 — 14:01 HA6441 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
8h 2m
including layover
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09:59 — 16:08
08:59 — 11:42 HA6705 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — Los Angeles
2h 11m stop
18:31 — 19:58 HA6207 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
9h 9m
including layover
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12:40 — 19:07
12:40 — 14:18 SY224 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
2h 42m stop
07:06 — 09:13 SY1611 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
9h 27m
including layover
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12:40 — 17:11
12:40 — 14:18 SY224 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
48m stop
15:12 — 17:20 SY395 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
7h 31m
including layover
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13:00 — 22:27
13:00 — 14:59 F9687 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Denver
5h 32m stop
21:36 — 23:25 F91093 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
12h 27m
including layover
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13:34 — 10:23
+1 day
13:17 — 15:53 F92859 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Orlando
15h 48m stop
07:25 — 10:28 F91645 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — San Francisco
23h 49m
including layover
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15:46 — 22:53
12:49 — 14:36 SY224 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
3h 21m stop
20:45 — 22:58 SY397 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
10h 7m
including layover
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15:46 — 08:08
+1 day
12:40 — 14:18 SY224 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
12h 36m stop
06:00 — 08:08 SY391 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
19h 22m
including layover
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16:17 — 21:28
15:37 — 17:35 F91081 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Atlanta
56m stop
19:05 — 21:26 F91949 Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — San Francisco
8h 11m
including layover
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17:06 — 23:59
17:02 — 20:00 HA6703 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — Seattle
1h 44m stop
21:40 — 23:58 HA6897 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
9h 53m
including layover
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17:49 — 23:44
17:49 — 20:30 HA6709 Hawaiian Airlines
Washington D.C. — Portland
1h 20m stop
21:50 — 23:44 HA6330 Hawaiian Airlines
Portland — San Francisco
8h 55m
including layover
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18:00 — 22:27
18:00 — 20:04 F9689 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Denver
40m stop
21:36 — 23:34 F91093 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
7h 27m
including layover
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18:00 — 07:46
+1 day
18:00 — 20:08 F9689 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Denver
10h 1m stop
15:35 — 17:29 F91229 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
16h 46m
including layover
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19:46 — 10:25
+1 day
13:29 — 15:52 F94811 Frontier Airlines
Washington D.C. — Orlando
9h 30m stop
07:41 — 10:19 F91645 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — San Francisco
17h 39m
including layover
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20:30 — 22:53
+1 day
20:30 — 22:08 SY1686 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
22h 40m stop
20:48 — 22:53 SY397 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
29h 23m
including layover
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20:30 — 17:11
+1 day
20:30 — 22:08 SY1686 Sun Country Airlines
Washington D.C. — Minneapolis
16h 58m stop
15:06 — 17:11 SY395 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
23h 41m
including layover
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from$137
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 5, 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 22:40 from 2 Washington D.C. airports and arrive 06:00 to 22:40 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 5h 48m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 32m
  • Average flight time 5h 48m
  • The earliest flight 06:00
  • The latest flight 22:40
  • Distance 2436 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are june (from 112 $), may (from 118 $), july (from 126 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 354 $), february (from 329 $), january (from 325 $).

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

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $84. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94277 flight by Frontier Airlines for June 5, 2025 which leaves Dulles International in Washington D.C. at 07:40 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 12:19.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Washington D.C. — San Francisco is served by 8 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 33 departures per week at the price of from $ 119 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Finnair airline - from $ 2199.

Direct flights

There are 25 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA4971 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 5h 32m and the cheapest is F94277 by Frontier Airlines for $116.

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  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 188 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1323 by United Airlines takes 7h 7m and the cheapest is F94277 by Frontier Airlines for $84.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
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  • AY - Finnair
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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

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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