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Round-trip from | $268 (CheapOair) |
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One-way from | $127 (Cheapflightsfares) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | February |
Average price | $406 |
Good round-trip deal | $399 or less |
Good one-way deal | $228 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
IAD - SFO
IADSFO
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Wed 8/13
7:30 am-9:21 pm
1 stop16h 51m
San Francisco
Sat 8/16
6:55 am-6:34 am
1 stop20h 39m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
DCA - SFO
DCASFO
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Sat 8/23
6:59 pm-9:50 pm
Nonstop5h 51m
San Francisco
Sat 8/30
9:34 am-5:59 pm
Nonstop5h 25m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
DCA - SFO
DCASFO
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Wed 9/10
6:59 pm-9:50 pm
Nonstop5h 51m
San Francisco
Wed 9/17
9:34 am-5:59 pm
Nonstop5h 25m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
DCA - SFO
DCASFO
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Wed 8/13
6:00 pm-11:25 pm
1 stop8h 25m
San Francisco
Mon 8/18
6:37 am-4:59 pm
1 stop7h 22m
BaltimoreSan Francisco
BWI - SFO
BWISFO
Baltimore/Washington
Sat 8/23
5:45 am-8:58 pm
2 stops18h 13m
San Francisco
Sun 8/31
11:45 am-6:54 am
1 stop16h 09m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
DCA - SFO
DCASFO
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Sun 8/31
6:30 am-11:50 am
1 stop8h 20m
San Francisco
Fri 9/5
6:00 am-7:20 pm
1 stop10h 20m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
IAD - SFO
IADSFO
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Wed 8/27
5:52 pm-11:59 pm
1 stop9h 07m
San Francisco
Tue 9/2
6:00 am-4:52 pm
1 stop7h 52m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
IAD - SFO
IADSFO
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Wed 8/27
7:00 am-3:52 pm
1 stop11h 52m
San Francisco
Tue 9/2
6:00 am-4:52 pm
1 stop7h 52m
BaltimoreSan Francisco
BWI - SFO
BWISFO
Baltimore/Washington
Wed 8/13
5:26 pm-11:25 pm
1 stop8h 59m
San Francisco
Mon 8/18
10:29 pm-3:04 pm
1 stop13h 35m
Washington, D.C.San Francisco
IAD - SFO
IADSFO
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Thu 11/6
5:40 pm-11:46 pm
1 stop9h 06m
San Francisco
Tue 11/11
7:00 am-5:13 pm
1 stop7h 13m
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco, you should look to book at least 74 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco (average of $276). Flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco in June is currently the most expensive (average of $358). 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.
A simple way to save on the total cost of your ticket is to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco in the morning. If you’re flexible enough to do this you can expect to save up to 14% on your trip compared to booking a flight in the afternoon.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Washington, D.C. to San Francisco flight should consider departing on Thursday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Monday evenings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from WAS to SFO are scheduled on a Monday (54 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (48 on average).
Denver (DEN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 97% of 1-stop itineraries from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco on Cheapflights.
Atlanta (ATL) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $310.
Flights via Denver (DEN) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 5h 22m.
Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 3h 16m.
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