Flights from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Dulles International Airport Airport (IAD)

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Below we have compiled essential flight information for anyone who is flying from San Francisco International to Washington Dulles International, including airliners who offer flights and their flight times. In total, there are 19 airliners to choose from including Vista America, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Fiji Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Lufthansa, Air China, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and United Airlines. The flight from San Francisco International to Washington Dulles International is approximately 3,883 Kilometers which is 2,413 Miles. You should expect a flight time of around 5 Hours 23 Minutes.

The cost of the flights varies significantly so we can’t provide you an estimate. Prices can be 50% cheaper if you book more than a month in advance. To obtain the best prices for Washington Dulles International flights than book well in advance. If it is possible, you should book your flights 2 or more months in advance as ticket prices will be substantially lower.

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.

Below you will see all the airlines that fly from San Francisco International (SFO) to Washington Dulles International (IAD) and the number of flights they operate each day.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines767777707:5323:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand868777301:0523:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia766776205:2123:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa212212008:2513:08VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China003203201:0521:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines001222208:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines001222008:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways001222008:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines001222008:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001222008:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111106:5022:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111101:0516:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines001222008:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir001111007:5323:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines010111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific000111021:3521:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas000110005:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America001000006:0006:00VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 48 a week with times that vary between 07:53 and 23:59.

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
07:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9170
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Tuesday
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Wednesday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA402
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9166
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9170
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
Air New ZealandNZ9165
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Thursday
05:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
07:53
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9166
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS726
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR2111
QantasQF3759
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
Air New ZealandNZ9165
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Friday
05:40
AirlineFlight  No
QantasQF3759
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS726
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR2111
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
23:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
Air New ZealandNZ9165
EgyptAirMS9323
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
05:40
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS726
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR2111
08:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
Air New ZealandNZ9165
EgyptAirMS9323
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9166
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Sunday
01:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
05:21
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS434
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
11:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2312
13:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS726
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
23:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2370
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Other routes are also possible. Flying from a different airport may offer more convenient flight times, so below we have we have put a list of other routes that may well be suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Napa to Dulles 05 Hours 20 Minutes
Monterey to Dulles 05 Hours 22 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Dulles 05 Hours 20 Minutes
Sacramento to Dulles 05 Hours 16 Minutes

Before you start your journey remember to check you have all your documents; in particular, your passport and flight tickets. You will be surprised at the amount of people of forget these!

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

DIRECT United
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 £106.71 ($138 €127.94)
£106.71
$138 | €127.94
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DIRECT United
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 £214.20 ($277 €256.81)
£214.20
$277 | €256.81
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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 £69.59 ($90 €83.44)
£69.59
$90 | €83.44
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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 £115.99 ($150 €139.07)
£115.99
$150 | €139.07
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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, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Fiji Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, 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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