
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $210 (Frontier) |
One-way from | $123 (Super.com) |
Popular in | March |
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $351 |
Good round-trip deal | $320 or less |
Good one-way deal | $212 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
DCA - LAX
DCALAX
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Thu 6/25
6:10 pm-12:05 am
1 stop8h 55m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Sat 7/18
7:55 am-7:55 pm
1 stop9h 00m
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
IAD - LAX
IADLAX
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Tue 7/28
10:20 pm-12:57 am
Nonstop5h 37m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Fri 8/7
11:30 pm-7:33 am
Nonstop5h 03m
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
DCA - LAX
DCALAX
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Sun 6/14
2:40 pm-12:40 am
1 stop13h 00m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Wed 6/24
6:35 am-6:15 pm
2 stops8h 40m
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
DCA - LAX
DCALAX
Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
Wed 6/24
7:55 pm-12:10 am
1 stop7h 15m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Sat 7/4
5:05 am-6:20 pm
2 stops10h 15m
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
IAD - LAX
IADLAX
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Sat 7/4
9:10 am-11:39 am
Nonstop5h 29m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Tue 7/21
10:41 pm-6:47 am
Nonstop5h 06m
BaltimoreLos Angeles
BWI - LAX
BWILAX
Baltimore/Washington
Tue 6/2
6:35 pm-9:20 pm
Nonstop5h 45m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Mon 6/8
10:05 pm-9:10 am
1 stop8h 05m
BaltimoreLos Angeles
BWI - LAX
BWILAX
Baltimore/Washington
Tue 5/26
6:59 pm-11:50 pm
1 stop7h 51m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Sat 5/30
5:35 am-4:38 pm
1 stop8h 03m
BaltimoreLos Angeles
BWI - LAX
BWILAX
Baltimore/Washington
Thu 5/28
8:15 am-11:05 am
Nonstop5h 50m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Sat 6/6
7:50 pm-5:15 am
1 stop6h 25m
BaltimoreLos Angeles
BWI - LAX
BWILAX
Baltimore/Washington
Tue 6/2
6:35 pm-9:20 pm
Nonstop5h 45m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Tue 6/9
12:50 pm-12:15 am
1 stop8h 25m
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles
IAD - LAX
IADLAX
Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
Thu 6/25
8:15 pm-10:52 pm
Nonstop5h 37m
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Mon 6/29
9:35 pm-5:41 am
Nonstop5h 06m
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| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star |
Booking 90 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, August is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles (average of $287). Flying from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles in March is currently the most expensive (average of $549). 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.
It’s typically best to fly out from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles in the evening. Doing so could potentially save you 34% on the flight price compared to flying at noon, which is usually more expensive.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles flight should consider departing on Wednesday at noon when fares are most often at their lowest. Saturday at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from WAS to LAX are scheduled on a Friday (55 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (43 on average).
Denver (DEN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 40% of 1-stop itineraries from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles on Cheapflights.
Denver (DEN) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $168.
Flights via Minneapolis (MSP) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 7h 13m.
Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 00m.
About 15% of weekly flights between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 184 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the evening tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Sunday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, United Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 11% of flights being delayed.
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