What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area one-way?

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Spirit Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $91. American Airlines flights start at $109 while deals on Southwest start at $109 one-way.

What are the most popular routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

The most popular flight routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area are Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco, Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - San Francisco and Baltimore/Washington - San Francisco.

What are the most reliable airlines from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Before booking your flight to San Francisco Bay Area from Washington, D.C., check out the most reliable airlines to get you to your destination on time: Ethiopian Air (93%), Qantas Airways (93%), Egyptair( 90%).

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta are the most popular airlines when flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Travelers have found it’s best to book a flight 42 days in advance to save up to 61% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 42 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as $549, or $628 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area lean towards being more expensive in December. Prices are generally better when you fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in February, with the cheapest ticket starting at $170.

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From Washington, D.C. (WAS) to San Francisco Bay Area

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Cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on June 18, 2025.

Wed 7/96:15 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop8h 39mSpirit Airlines

Thu 7/174:22 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 43mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$183

Thu 9/48:00 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 14mSpirit Airlines

Tue 9/97:30 amOAK - BWI

1 stop13h 40mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$201

Sun 8/3111:30 amDCA - SJC

1 stop8h 11mAmerican Airlines

Sat 9/138:00 amSJC - DCA

1 stop10h 00mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$234

Tue 8/262:25 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 25mSouthwest

Sun 8/317:25 amSJC - IAD

1 stop11h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 6/17

$239

Fri 7/117:30 amIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 47mMultiple Airlines

Tue 7/156:15 amSJC - IAD

1 stop9h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$243

Tue 7/111:45 amDCA - SJC

1 stop9h 50mSouthwest

Mon 7/77:40 amSJC - DCA

1 stop9h 50mSouthwest

Deal found 6/16

$247

Wed 7/167:30 amIAD - OAK

1 stop19h 03mMultiple Airlines

Wed 7/239:23 amOAK - IAD

1 stop18h 11mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$248

Tue 8/266:00 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop7h 40mUnited Airlines

Sun 8/316:30 amSJC - DCA

1 stop8h 33mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$249

Wed 8/205:52 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop7h 46mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 9/312:52 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop8h 28mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$250

Wed 8/208:59 amDCA - SJC

1 stop8h 16mHawaiian Airlines

Tue 9/211:00 amSJC - DCA

1 stop7h 59mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$250

Tue 8/1911:51 amIAD - SJC

1 stop7h 45mAmerican Airlines

Wed 8/278:00 amSJC - IAD

1 stop8h 00mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$251

Sat 8/912:58 pmIAD - OAK

1 stop30h 41mSun Country Air

Sun 8/315:59 pmOAK - IAD

1 stop13h 26mSun Country Air

Deal found 6/16

$255

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Wed 7/96:15 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop8h 39mSpirit Airlines

Thu 7/174:22 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 43mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$183

Sun 8/3111:30 amDCA - SJC

1 stop8h 11mAmerican Airlines

Sat 9/138:00 amSJC - DCA

1 stop10h 00mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$234

Tue 8/262:25 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 25mSouthwest

Sun 8/317:25 amSJC - IAD

1 stop11h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 6/17

$239

Fri 7/117:30 amIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 47mMultiple Airlines

Tue 7/156:15 amSJC - IAD

1 stop9h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$243

Tue 8/266:00 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop7h 40mUnited Airlines

Sun 8/316:30 amSJC - DCA

1 stop8h 33mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$249

Wed 8/205:52 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop7h 46mAlaska Airlines

Tue 9/29:09 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop16h 38mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$250

Wed 8/208:59 amDCA - SJC

1 stop8h 16mHawaiian Airlines

Tue 9/211:00 amSJC - DCA

1 stop7h 59mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$250

Sat 8/912:58 pmIAD - OAK

1 stop30h 41mSun Country Air

Thu 8/285:53 pmOAK - IAD

1 stop15h 40mSun Country Air

Deal found 6/16

$255

Wed 7/167:30 amIAD - SFO

1 stop7h 45mFrontier

Wed 7/238:53 pmSFO - IAD

1 stop12h 51mFrontier

Deal found 6/16

$275

Mon 9/85:55 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop8h 55mJetBlue

Thu 9/118:00 amSFO - DCA

1 stop11h 56mJetBlue

Deal found 6/17

$276

Tue 7/15:29 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 26mDelta

Wed 7/910:25 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop7h 34mDelta

Deal found 6/15

$277

Thu 9/48:00 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 14mSpirit Airlines

Tue 9/97:30 amOAK - BWI

1 stop13h 40mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$201

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Tue 6/245:35 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 20mSouthwest

Fri 7/412:15 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop6h 55mSouthwest

Deal found 6/16

$354

Wed 6/257:30 amIAD - SFO

1 stop16h 51mFrontier

Thu 7/1011:22 pmSFO - IAD

1 stop7h 45mFrontier

Deal found 6/17

$277

Wed 6/2512:25 pmBWI - SFO

1 stop13h 28mSun Country Air

Mon 7/2111:59 pmSFO - BWI

1 stop8h 24mSun Country Air

Deal found 6/16

$355

Thu 6/266:15 amIAD - OAK

1 stop13h 24mSun Country Air

Sun 7/136:09 pmOAK - IAD

1 stop14h 34mSun Country Air

Deal found 6/17

$345

Thu 6/261:40 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop10h 33mAmerican Airlines

Tue 7/11:13 pmSJC - DCA

1 stop8h 38mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$354

Fri 6/271:29 pmIAD - SFO

1 stop23h 50mMultiple Airlines

Fri 7/46:13 pmSFO - IAD

1 stop14h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$343

Sat 6/285:04 pmBWI - SJC

2 stops20h 02mSpirit Airlines

Thu 7/104:22 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 43mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$208

Sat 6/281:00 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop13h 34mFrontier

Mon 6/306:37 amSFO - DCA

1 stop12h 22mFrontier

Deal found 6/16

$300

Sat 6/285:20 pmBWI - SFO

1 stop9h 14mFrontier

Tue 7/810:03 pmSFO - BWI

1 stop10h 28mFrontier

Deal found 6/16

$302

Sat 6/2811:35 amBWI - OAK

3 stops32h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 7/89:38 pmOAK - BWI

2 stops28h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$310

Sat 6/281:00 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop13h 34mMultiple Airlines

Fri 8/229:34 amSFO - DCA

Nonstop5h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$339

Sat 6/286:00 amBWI - OAK

1 stop17h 43mSpirit Airlines

Tue 7/89:38 pmOAK - BWI

2 stops28h 55mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$358

One-way flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area
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Sat 7/196:51 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop8h 03mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$91

Wed 8/1311:25 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 02mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$99

Sun 8/316:27 amIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 45mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$109

Tue 7/14:55 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop7h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 6/15

$109

Wed 7/21:00 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop25h 18mFrontier

Deal found 6/16

$111

Mon 6/305:00 amIAD - SJC

2 stops9h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 6/18

$114

Tue 7/227:30 amIAD - OAK

1 stop19h 03mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/17

$119

Tue 10/287:43 amIAD - SJC

1 stop11h 02mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$120

Tue 11/48:00 amDCA - SJC

1 stop10h 45mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$120

Tue 7/157:30 amIAD - SJC

1 stop19h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/18

$123

Sun 8/3112:23 pmBWI - OAK

1 stop7h 36mSun Country Air

Deal found 6/16

$123

Wed 9/177:00 amIAD - SJC

1 stop10h 21mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 6/16

$125

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BaltimoreSan Jose

BWI - SJC

BWISJC

Baltimore/Washington

Wed 7/9

6:15 pm-11:54 pm

1 stop8h 39m

San Jose

Thu 7/17

4:22 pm-6:05 am

1 stop10h 43m

$183

BaltimoreOakland

BWI - OAK

BWIOAK

Baltimore/Washington

Thu 9/4

8:00 am-8:14 pm

1 stop15h 14m

Oakland

Tue 9/9

7:30 am-12:10 am

1 stop13h 40m

$201

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 8/31

11:30 am-4:41 pm

1 stop8h 11m

San Jose

Sat 9/13

8:00 am-9:00 pm

1 stop10h 00m

$234

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 8/26

2:25 pm-7:50 pm

1 stop8h 25m

San Jose

Sun 8/31

7:25 am-9:25 pm

1 stop11h 00m

$239

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 7/11

7:30 am-1:17 pm

1 stop8h 47m

San Jose

Tue 7/15

6:15 am-6:59 pm

1 stop9h 44m

$243

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 7/1

11:45 am-6:35 pm

1 stop9h 50m

San Jose

Mon 7/7

7:40 am-8:30 pm

1 stop9h 50m

$247

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 8/26

6:00 pm-10:40 pm

1 stop7h 40m

San Jose

Sun 8/31

6:30 am-6:03 pm

1 stop8h 33m

$249

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 8/20

5:52 pm-10:38 pm

1 stop7h 46m

San Jose

Tue 9/2

9:09 pm-4:47 pm

1 stop16h 38m

$250

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 8/20

8:59 am-2:15 pm

1 stop8h 16m

San Jose

Tue 9/2

11:00 am-9:59 pm

1 stop7h 59m

$250

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 8/19

11:51 am-4:36 pm

1 stop7h 45m

San Jose

Wed 8/27

8:00 am-7:00 pm

1 stop8h 00m

$251

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area (average of $276). Flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in June is currently the most expensive (average of $362). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from WAS to XIH?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area as you normally would.

Weekly flight availability from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area

The most flights from WAS to zzXIH are scheduled on a Tuesday (59 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (39 on average).

Rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area ranges from 0.0 - 4.4 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 4.4 in. July is typically the driest time to visit San Francisco Bay Area when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in San Francisco Bay Area by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to San Francisco Bay Area, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, September is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 62.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 51.8 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing San Francisco Bay Area

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown with Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area to help guide your decision. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,280 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Hawaiian Airlines

7.8

Good

2,507 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,810 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area one-way?
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Spirit Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $91. American Airlines flights start at $109 while deals on Southwest start at $109 one-way.
What are the most popular routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
The most popular flight routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area are Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco, Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - San Francisco and Baltimore/Washington - San Francisco.
What are the most reliable airlines from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
Before booking your flight to San Francisco Bay Area from Washington, D.C., check out the most reliable airlines to get you to your destination on time: Ethiopian Air (93%), Qantas Airways (93%), Egyptair( 90%).
What are the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
While on average a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area is generally $1,144, our data shows the cheapest flight currently is $157. When looking at the most popular route, (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco), you can expect to pay $202 for that flight.
Can I find deals for flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area that include hotel bookings?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area (average of $276). Flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in June is currently the most expensive (average of $362). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 10 airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Spirit Airlines	Cheapest$63	Average$253	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time65%
Frontier	Cheapest$128	Average$256	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%
Sun Country Air	Cheapest$142	Average$375	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time83%
Hawaiian Airlines	Cheapest$158	Average$385	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time85%
JetBlue	Cheapest$162	Average$354	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%
American Airlines	Cheapest$198	Average$502	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
Alaska Airlines	Cheapest$224	Average$468	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
Delta	Cheapest$237	Average$425	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
Southwest	Cheapest$242	Average$485	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time63%
United Airlines	Cheapest$266	Average$486	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%

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