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 11 airliners to choose from including NetJets, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Air China, Ethiopian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Lufthansa, EgyptAir, 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 Airlines986787800:4523:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand876777200:4523:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia776666200:4523:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222008:2610:35VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir222222007:0023:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111107:0022:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111105:2421:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2608:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111008:2608:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002102105:2421:10VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets111100001:2420:00VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 53 a week with times that vary between 00:45 and 23:57.

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
United AirlinesUA2081
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9171
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA202
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3919
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
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Tuesday
00:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
03:48
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA202
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
07:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3919
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9171
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Wednesday
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA147
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Thursday
01:24
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA147
05:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
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Friday
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3928
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
00:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9324
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
Air New ZealandNZ9167
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA562
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2351
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
05:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3912
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
08:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1355
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA562
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2351
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
23:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
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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
Mountain View to Dulles05 Hours 21 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Dulles05 Hours 20 Minutes
Sacramento to Dulles05 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 £116.70 ($158 €135.05)
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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 £204.59 ($277 €236.76)
£204.59
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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 £61.30 ($83 €70.94)
£61.30
$83 | €70.94
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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 £113 ($153 €130.78)
£113
$153 | €130.78
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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, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, NetJets, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
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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