Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
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Washington DC San Francisco | Outbound 11/09/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F94707, F91949 18h 11min | Return 12/07/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91448, F94708 10h 32min | | ![]() | ? | $307 | |
Best option Washington DC San Francisco | Outbound 11/09/25 direct UA1757 06h 02min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA1140 05h 06min | | ![]() | ? | $401 | |
Washington DC San Francisco | Outbound 11/09/25 direct UA0367 06h 05min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA1140 05h 06min | | ![]() | ? | $412 | |
Washington DC San Francisco | Outbound 11/09/25 direct UA1095 06h 06min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA1140 05h 06min | | ![]() | $434 | ||
Washington DC San Francisco | Outbound 11/09/25 1 Stopover (DFW) AA2617, AA1996 08h 17min | Return 12/07/25 1 Stopover (SAN) HA7014, HA6507 07h 30min | | ![]() | ? | $521 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- United Airlines
- American Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Washington DC to San Francisco
Favorite airline: Alaska Airlines
83 % of bookings on this flight route are made with Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.

Alaska Airlines
40 %

United Airlines
23 %

Sun Country Airlines
20 %
Cheapest weekday: Tuesday
On this route flights are cheapest on Tuesday when a ticket costs $266.00 on average.
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
Compared to direct flights, flights with a stopover on this route are on average 35 % cheaper.
non stop flight
1 stop
06h 09min
10h 02min
US$360
US$266
The favorite connection is non-stop
Flights from Washington DC to San Francisco are most often booked as a direct flight.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
06h 09min, from US$360
66 %
1 stopover Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, MN
08h 22min, from US$341
23 %
1 stopover Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
10h 02min, from US$266
6 %
Important flight information
Flight information: Washington DC - San Francisco
Roundtrip from | US$306.29 |
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Flight duration | min. 05:47 / max. 07:28 |
Return flight duration | min. 04:42/ max. 06:17 |
Distance | 3887 km |
Flights per week | 74 |
Departure airport | Airport Washington DC - Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) |
Arrival airport | Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) |
Destination country | Flights to United States |
Alternative routes to United States
- Flight Washington DC - Miami from US$163
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- Flight Washington DC - Chicago O'Hare from US$204
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Alternative flights to San Francisco
- Flight New York - San Francisco from US$242
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- Flight Chicago - San Francisco from US$208
- Flight Miami - San Francisco from US$167
- Flight Denver - San Francisco from US$64
- Flight Dallas - San Francisco from US$301
- Flight Newark - San Francisco from US$254
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