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 Vista America, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, EgyptAir, Brussels Airlines, Air China, Ethiopian Airlines, Asiana 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 Airlines768777401:0823:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia766777401:0823:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand766777401:0823:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111107:3123:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111101:0821:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir111111007:3123:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China002102101:0820:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines100111008:2508:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America101000004:2220:39VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 46 a week with times that vary between 01:08 and 23:20.

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
01:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
04:22
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA360
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Tuesday
07:31
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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Wednesday
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3908
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:39
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA310
20:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9166
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Thursday
01:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
07:31
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
01:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA755
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
20:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
01:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
06:51
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
07:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
08:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9164
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA336
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA755
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1453
19:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
23:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
01:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA1453
Air New ZealandNZ9169
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
05:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1341
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
07:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1870
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
07:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
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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 Dulles05 Hours 20 Minutes
Oakland 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 £96.57 ($129 €111.11)
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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 £162.45 ($217 €186.90)
£162.45
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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 £72.62 ($97 €83.55)
£72.62
$97 | €83.55
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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 £142.99 ($191 €164.51)
£142.99
$191 | €164.51
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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, 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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