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

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

The cost of ticket prices to San Francisco International United States can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. 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. We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

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

Please see below the airlines that fly from Washington Dulles International (IAD) to San Francisco International (SFO) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines977777806:3022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777777206:3022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand777777206:3022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia122323107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines222222207:1519:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines222222107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways222222107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines222222107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways222222107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines222222107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222016:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines222222016:0017:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111112107:1522:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111012:3512:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111017:5317:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111017:5317:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002002006:3008:45VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir010101008:4508:45VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets001100016:0016:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss100000016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada100000016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 52 a week with times that vary between 06:30 and 22:09.

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 AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA45
Air CanadaAC4063
SwissLX3208
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA673
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7294
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Tuesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
IberiaIB7351
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
IberiaIB7296
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7240
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7241
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
NetJetsEJA190
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
IberiaIB7294
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7296
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Thursday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
IberiaIB7351
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA808
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
IberiaIB7339
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7294
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Friday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
IberiaIB7294
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7339
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Saturday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7240
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5849
Singapore AirlinesSQ1303
Alaska AirlinesAS458
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4971
American AirlinesAA9444
Cathay PacificCX7919
IberiaIB7351
Qatar AirwaysQR2959
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7241
United AirlinesUA1372
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
Cathay PacificCX7967
IberiaIB7264
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7294
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Sunday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS458
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2186
11:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3035
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1786
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
17:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
17:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
19:59
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS435
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4970
American AirlinesAA7437
Cathay PacificCX7967
IberiaIB7264
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
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Flights to San Francisco International are also available from airports close to Washington Dulles International. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall to San Francisco05 Hours 27 Minutes
Washington Ronald Reagan Washington National to San Francisco05 Hours 25 Minutes
Philadelphia to San Francisco05 Hours 34 Minutes
Richmond to San Francisco05 Hours 26 Minutes

A useful tip to save money to exchange money before you go, or go to a bureau de change outside of the airport when you arrive. The exchange rate within the airport are not very good so try to avoid changing money their if you can.

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

DIRECT Alaska Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £84.72 ($115 €100.66)
£84.72
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £170.92 ($232 €203.07)
£170.92
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £74.41 ($101 €88.41)
£74.41
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £148.08 ($201 €175.94)
£148.08
$201 | €175.94
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Flight Info FAQ - Washington (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO)

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

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