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 23 airliners to choose from including Zenflight, Vista America, flyExclusive, Qantas, NetJets, Iberia, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Air China, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Fiji Airways, American Airlines, Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines, 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 Airlines888977701:0923:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand8108887301:0923:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777676206:3023:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222008:2513:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines221221205:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines221221105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways221221105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines221221105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways221221105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines221221105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China003103201:0921:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111121:0121:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111121:0121:10VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir111111007:0023:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111006:3006:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific110111005:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia100110105:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas100110005:4021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets021000008:0013:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America011000003:2619:30VIEW FLIGHTS
flyExclusive011000000:3017:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Zenflight010000008:3008:30VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 54 a week with times that vary between 01:09 and 23:03.

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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
05:40
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB7347
QantasQF3759
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:24
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9163
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA626
Air New ZealandNZ9162
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
21:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
22:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1141
Air New ZealandNZ9170
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
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Tuesday
01:09
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
05:40
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9170
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
ZenflightXEN27
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA756
11:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9171
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
NetJetsEJA838
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
flyExclusiveJRE956
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA30
21:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1141
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
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Wednesday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
flyExclusiveJRE956
03:26
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA30
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA872
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6980
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
11:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7531
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
21:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1141
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
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Thursday
01:09
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA2626
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1141
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
08:24
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
11:18
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9167
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA776
Air New ZealandNZ9169
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
QantasQF3759
23:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
08:24
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
11:18
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9170
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA776
Air New ZealandNZ9165
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
QantasQF3759
23:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Air New ZealandNZ9169
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Saturday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:19
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9162
LufthansaLH7489
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:18
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
Air New ZealandNZ9170
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA1385
Air New ZealandNZ9163
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA776
Air New ZealandNZ9165
Air New ZealandNZ9169
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7436
Cathay PacificCX7918
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
23:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
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Sunday
01:09
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
Air New ZealandNZ9169
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1322
08:24
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS434
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
11:18
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2650
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1385
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA776
21:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA2110
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5848
Singapore AirlinesSQ1305
Alaska AirlinesAS455
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6981
American AirlinesAA7411
IberiaIB7347
Qatar AirwaysQR3338
23:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
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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
Livermore to Dulles05 Hours 19 Minutes
Mountain View to Dulles05 Hours 21 Minutes
Oakland to Dulles05 Hours 21 Minutes
Stockton to Dulles05 Hours 15 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 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 £85.42 ($114 €100.31)
£85.42
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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 £173.83 ($232 €204.13)
£173.83
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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 £67.43 ($90 €79.19)
£67.43
$90 | €79.19
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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 £134.12 ($179 €157.50)
£134.12
$179 | €157.50
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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, flyExclusive, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Vista America, Zenflight.
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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