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 17 airliners to choose from including Vista America, Iberia, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Fiji Airways, EgyptAir, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, American Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Alaska Airlines, 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 Airlines777777700:5723:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand877787300:5723:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777776300:5723:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China003202200:5721:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111107:2023:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111105:4721:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111111107:0015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines111111007:0015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111111007:0015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa111111008:1516:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways111111015:1315:13VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir111111007:2023:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines111111008:1516:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines111111008:1516:20VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111007:0015:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia010101015:1315:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America001000020:2520:25VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 49 a week with times that vary between 00:57 and 23:05.

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
00:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9165
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
19:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
21:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Tuesday
00:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7411
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9165
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
IberiaIB1644
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
19:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
21:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Wednesday
00:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9165
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
19:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA759
21:17
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
United AirlinesUA1738
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9323
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
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Thursday
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS434
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
Air New ZealandNZ9162
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9165
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
American AirlinesAA7411
IberiaIB1644
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
19:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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Friday
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7411
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
Air New ZealandNZ9165
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
16:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
19:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
00:52
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9162
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5850
Singapore AirlinesSQ1307
Alaska AirlinesAS434
American AirlinesAA7411
IberiaIB1644
Qatar AirwaysQR3383
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9168
EgyptAirMS9323
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8383
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
Air New ZealandNZ9160
Austrian AirlinesOS7884
LufthansaLH7531
Virgin AustraliaVA8378
Brussels AirlinesSN8949
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
Air New ZealandNZ9167
Virgin AustraliaVA8379
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7313
Air New ZealandNZ9166
Virgin AustraliaVA8380
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
21:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
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Sunday
00:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7312
Air New ZealandNZ9163
Virgin AustraliaVA8382
05:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7314
Air New ZealandNZ9161
Virgin AustraliaVA8381
Asiana AirlinesOZ6315
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1849
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA487
14:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA717
15:13
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS434
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1585
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2626
21:17
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1738
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
23:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9168
Ethiopian AirlinesET1359
Virgin AustraliaVA8384
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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
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)

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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 £85.64 ($113 €101.59)
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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 £167.49 ($221 €198.69)
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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, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Fiji Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, 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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