Flights from Washington Airport IAD to San Francisco Airport SFO

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Below we have compiled essential flight information for anyone who is flying from Washington Dulles International to San Francisco International, including airliners who offer flights and their flight times. In total, there are 10 airliners to choose from including EgyptAir, Air China, Ethiopian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and United Airlines. The flight from Washington Dulles International to San Francisco International is approximately 3,883 Kilometers which is 2,413 Miles. You should expect a flight time of around 5 Hours 23 Minutes.

The exact cost of the flight we vary quite significantly base on the dates you travel, the time of day you will depart and how long in advance you pre book the flights. To obtain the best prices for San Francisco International flights than book well in advance. 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 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.

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

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines868987700:0722:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand867887206:3522:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia767777206:3522:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222017:2022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines212222016:0017:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111012:3512:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111017:2017:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111017:2018:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002002006:3508:35VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir010101008:3508:35VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 53 a week with times that vary between 00:07 and 22:10.

Would you like to book your flight? Bookings can be made direct with United Airlines on their website united.com.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9177
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
United AirlinesUA2361
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9180
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
United AirlinesUA1129
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Tuesday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Wednesday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7240
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7241
Air New ZealandNZ9177
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
United AirlinesUA2361
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3890
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Thursday
00:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3890
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
United AirlinesUA2361
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9180
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
United AirlinesUA1129
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9177
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
United AirlinesUA2361
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9180
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
United AirlinesUA1129
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7240
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7241
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
United AirlinesUA1702
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
United AirlinesUA1434
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
United AirlinesUA2862
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
United AirlinesUA2361
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
LufthansaLH7488
United AirlinesUA1757
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
United AirlinesUA367
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9184
United AirlinesUA1095
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1702
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2862
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2361
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1757
17:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
22:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA367
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If you are flexible on the airport you depart from, then there are other airports that offer direct flights to San Francisco International. You can see full details of these below.

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

Please remember to leave plenty of time to get though customers when you are departing form the airports. Flights regulations are getting very strict these days so getting through customs can take in excess of 1 hour in some cases.

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

DIRECT United
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 £117.89 ($158 €135.69)
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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 £206.67 ($277 €237.89)
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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 £55.21 ($74 €63.55)
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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 £114.15 ($153 €131.40)
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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 China, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, 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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