San Francisco Airport (SFO) Flights to Washington Airport (IAD)

We've found the cheapest flights to Washington

Returns from £172.62

One-way from £83.76

Airliners including Vista America, CTP Aviation, Qantas, Iberia, EgyptAir, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines, Air China, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Fiji Airways, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Alaska Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and United Airlines all offer direct flights between San Francisco International to Washington Dulles International. When travelling from San Francisco International you will cover about 2,413 miles before you reach Washington Dulles International. This journey will take 5 Hours 23 Minutes.

The cost of flights varies on the time and day you fly. If you are on a tight budget then you should avoid flying at peak hours as the prices are more expensive. The cheapest flights are in the evenings and in mid week. The ticket prices for most airliners will increase the closer you get the departure date, so as soon as you know the date you will travel you should book your flights.

On arriving at Washington Dulles International please note the time difference, the time zone at Washington Dulles International is 5.0 GMT compared to 8.0 GMT at San Francisco International.

For a full summary of all the airliners that fly from San Francisco International to Washington Dulles International, please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines987888806:3023:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand898888306:3023:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777776200:4523:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways322222111:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines222222211:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines222222111:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines222222111:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways222222111:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines222222111:1022:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222008:2513:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China003202200:4521:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111121:0023:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111111122:4322:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111121:0021:00VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir221100007:1923:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas111110022:4322:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia011110122:4322:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America010000007:3007:30VIEW FLIGHTS
CTP Aviation100000011:0011:00VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 56 a week with times that vary between 06:30 and 23:22.

To book your flight you can visit United Airlines on their website united.com. You will find up to date information on availability and the latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1671
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
CTP AviationCTP978
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR3372
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
QantasQF3759
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1115
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
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Tuesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA356
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1115
EgyptAirMS9323
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
QantasQF3759
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
QantasQF3759
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Thursday
00:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
05:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7345
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
QantasQF3759
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
23:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2708
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Friday
00:45
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9170
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7345
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
QantasQF3759
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
23:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2708
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
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Saturday
05:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2708
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9163
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9170
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Sunday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS434
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA208
Air New ZealandNZ9170
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR4271
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
23:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1671
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If you are flexible on the airport you depart from, then there are other airports that offer direct flights to Washington Dulles International. You can see full details of these below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Mountain View to Dulles05 Hours 21 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Dulles05 Hours 20 Minutes
Sacramento to Dulles05 Hours 16 Minutes
Santa Rosa Sonoma County to Dulles05 Hours 23 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (IAD)

DIRECT Alaska Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD is £83.76 ($115 €98.17)
£83.76
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD is £172.62 ($237 €202.31)
£172.62
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD?
The cheapest flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD is £73.56 ($101 €86.22)
£73.56
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest return flight from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD?
The cheapest return flight from San Francisco SFO to Washington IAD is £146.40 ($201 €171.58)
£146.40
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (IAD)

Who flies from San Francisco to Washington?
The following airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (IAD): Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, CTP Aviation, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Fiji Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Vista America.
How far is the flight from San Francisco to Washington?
The flight from San Francisco to Washington is 3,883KM or 2,413 miles.
How long does the flight from San Francisco to Washington to take?
The flight from San Francisco to Washington takes 5 Hours 23 Minutes.

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