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Best District of Columbia Flight Deals from San Diego

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$63
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to Reagan Washington National Airport

FAQs - booking District of Columbia flights

  • How long is the flight to District of Columbia from San Diego?

    Flights to Washington, D.C.5h 18m
  • What is the cheapest flight to District of Columbia from San Diego?

    The cheapest ticket to District of Columbia from San Diego found in the last 72 hours was $63 one-way, and $128 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Diego to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl, and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $119.

  • Which airlines fly to District of Columbia?

    United Airlines flies most frequently to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl from San Diego. In general, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Ethiopian Air fly the most to District of Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to District of Columbia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Diego to District of Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to District of Columbia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Diego to District of Columbia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego to District of Columbia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from San Diego to District of Columbia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to District of Columbia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from San Diego to District of Columbia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to District of Columbia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Diego to the following destinations at these prices or less: Washington, D.C. $239 one-way - $367 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be February, March and April. The cheapest month to fly from San Diego is February.
  • Morning departure is around 9% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to District of Columbia

 
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9545 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
7.1Entertainment
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Short flight. Delayed because of ??. Had a water served . Staff was nice.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024SAN - FAT
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Short flight. Delayed because of ??. Had a water served . Staff was nice.

Upgrading my seat online was a breeze, boarding was easy, and we had such great tail winds that we ended up getting in 20 minutes earlier than planned.

Flight was delayed because overhead bin didn’t close. The most insanely stupid thing I’ve ever heard.

Crews ADA compliance ecellent. Sensitive and kind observation involving several passengers on plane Plane clean and fresh includsing lavatories

Crew gave us conflicting information and was unecesaily hostile in responding about several things. Another crew member spent most of the flight talking poorly about his co-workers within earshot of myself and several other passengers.

The steward on my flight went above and beyond in hospitality. So friendly and helpful. If I could give him more stars I would. I was so impressed I plan to use Alaska whenever possible and will praise highly to family and friends. (Ive already told my daughter and I’n-laws)

Fine. Had trouble with the app,, maybe because it was part of an international flight

Couldn’t plug in the computer to the electrical plug underneath the seat. Should accommodate a computer power line.

Correction for previous notes…..poor first refreshment woman on this flight. Second person was great. Pleasant staff. Even got re-seated together.

You sold me a $230 seat upgrade. But it was exactly the same seat as the $89 upgrade. The bait and switch seems to have become common practice.

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

Delta flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

Horrible. Grateful to be alive but spent 13 hours at airport only to return back to my familys house and flight changed to next day. They tried to fix a part on plane, had no back up plane and after 10 hours , reattempted the flight and it STILL wasn't fixed. We got a meal voucher and rescheduled flight but there should be some other compensation for the 15 hours spent in airport

My seat was changed at the last minute and I was moved to the last row, right next to the bathroom despite selecting my seat well in advance. I was also made to check my carry on due to space but when I got on the plane there was significant empty overhead space. Picking up my carry on from the luggage carousel added time to my trip which had already been extended due to delay.

There was plenty of overhead room but half of the passengers were told they had to check their carryon bags. My partner and I checked in as early as possible and our seats were split across the aisle.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

It was good. Just that the seats could not be reclined. The people behind were not ready to let the chairs be reclined

Attendants zipped through cabin so fast hardly anyone got the water they told us we could have in the short flight. Nothing else was offered.

Sucks ! All three flights I was on this trip were delayed.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

There was no USB plug in my section of the plane. So I could not charge my phone. Also, there was no screen to watch movie or anything like that. Wish I had known that in advance, I would’ve brought my iPad.

The flight attendants were unhelpful. It was a packed flight, and usually a flight attendant would help find a spot in the bin for your carry on or shift things around. Neither made any effort to do so. Also, I had to then check my bag. I was told it would be on the carousel in YYZ, but it came up on the jetway. So lucky I saw others standing around for their bags. I would have walked straight past this and on to the carousel. They could have at least told me that they had given me wrong information. Very unsatisfactory.

Made all groups except 2 check despite ample bin space. Inflight WiFi and entertainment didn’t work most of the time.

Not enough room between rows and food was gross. $160 baggage charge?! Never again.

Smoothly flight, pleasant flight attendants. I wish there were better food choices.

It was fine. The flight attendant appeared to be in a bad mood but everything was fine.

Multiple maintenance delays and the missed and rebooked connection changed gates at least 6 times including one which had us walking 20 minutes to another terminal and then back again. Seated our family of three in different middle seats throughout the plane and then there was an empty seat next to me. Very long travel day which I would have never agreed to if I knew the itinerary would be changed at 5 am, 2 hours before takeoff.

Just about made it for the next flight. They need to put in longer layovers if they know they close the gate 10 min before they take off. I will never do a layover for less than 90 minutes

Overall boarding and debarking is a joke. I dont even bring luggage anymore on trips because you can never allow them to be place then in the overhead bin or you have to pay or you check them which is even worse having to wait for your luggage on the tarmac.

It was on time, which is always a good thing. There wasn’t any food hence my okay rating.

Not too impressed with them to be honest. They had forgotten my gf meal, despite the fact that the app had notified me that it was sorted. Apparently there is a ‘glitch’ in the system, according to one of the stewardesses, and has been for a while. Also the legroom in economy is way too small (and I’m a slight person) and are very uncomfortable. An extra Internal flight I booked via the app, had not even given me the option to order a meal, so was unaware of that and left without food on a 9 hr. flight !! Don’t think I’ll use AA again after this.

Excellent accommodating crew at gate and on board. Baggage claim and gate checking were flawless.

Best flight by a pilot I’ve ever been on as a 62 year old

Newer Aircraft have more amenities, but the JAL flight crew and ground staff are top tier and provided the best customer experience I've ever had on a flight!

After multiple delays (I lost count), the flight was canceled due to a "maintenance issue". So instead of a direct flight arriving at 5:00, I had to take a flight connecting through Chicago. That flight was also delayed, partially because the plane from the cancelled flight hadnt been removed from the gate and there was nowhere for the other plane to park. (Did nobody think this might be an issue during the hours after that flight was canceled?) The connecting flight out of Chicago was delayed as well. I didn't arrive until 12:30am the next morning. I should have just cancelled the trip. It wasn't worth the hassle and stress.

It was great! It’s been awhile since I’ve flown American but this most recent experience reminded me how much I enjoy flying American. Organized. Informative. Efficient. Friendly. Can’t ask for much more, except my luggage got dinged up a bit. But that could have been the airport.

The takeoff was the smoothest I've ever experienced on any airline and this is the first time I've flown on frontier so this was an extremely pleasant surprise!

A lady asked to stop the flight after the tunnel pulled away and we began to depart a flight that was already hours late. The attendance respectfully stopped the the plane and had the tunnel return. After the tunnel returned the passenger claimed to have changed her mind . The tunnel was then put in reverse and the passenger remained on the plane .. They should have sent the sick passenger off the plane like initially replaced. They existed a couple off the plane prior to that situation.. So.. all and all.. it was a long and flight.. .

With frontier you get what you pay for. The flight was two hours late. It’s a tight fit for the number of people they bring but you get to where you’re going cheap. Sometimes that’s more important than a nifty drink and cool TV..

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

We had an awful experience getting our bags checked in. Frontier’s check in on the app manipulated us into buying the business package because that was the only option available for a checked bag which included two checked bags per person which we did not need. Upon arriving to the airport, we stood in line for what seemed like forever at the baggage check in and there was no one available at the counter. We were first in line and we were afraid we were going to miss our flight due to the baggage attendant being late. After realizing there were a lot of other people waiting at the baggage check in and no one available. I reached out to Frontier and could not get any customer service so I had to call the airport to page the baggage attendant to send someone to the counter to check in our bags before we were able to go through security , I finally spoke to the attendant at the counter and explained to her that we had to pay for two checked bags person a total of six bags when we only had a total of three bags between three people she said to reach out to Frontier and they would issue a refund for the three bags that we paid for and did not need. I reached out to Frontier which I was not able to reach anybody by phone so I had to go through their automated chat feature, which sent me around in circles until I finally reached a representative to assist me. I explained to them what happened and they explained that they were not able to assist me. I continued to push the issue with them as this was very frustrating and they finally put in a customer service ticket where we were issued a flight credit and we were so disappointed because after this experience, we NEVER want to fly Frontier again, and we do not want a credit that we will not use. Frontier charged us almost $500 for us to check three bags which is absolutely absurd! The customer service agents were not able to offer anything else other than a flight credit and I do not feel like my frustrations were truly heard , we will never use Frontier Airlines again ! Truly Theft by Manipulation! They should be ashamed!

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

While booking it was not obvious that I had to pay for carryon. Realized it only during check-in. Overall, meh!

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

We understand and comply with Frontier’s bag sizes. We’ve had some problems in past while having to await other passengers who do not understand the baggage restrictions or have not prepaid and that is usually our biggest concern (others delaying us) with flying Frontier. Flying OUT of ONT, however, has always been a great experience. I’ve also noted even on delayed Frontier flights very knowledgeable pilots who manage expectations well.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from San Diego to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/23Thu
1 stopFrontier
6h 42mSAN-DCA
1/28Tue
1 stopFrontier
9h 32mDCA-SAN
$128
1/9Thu
1 stopFrontier
25h 52mSAN-DCA
1/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
13h 51mDCA-SAN
$129
1/28Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 53mSAN-IAD
2/4Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 52mIAD-SAN
$237
1/21Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 53mSAN-IAD
1/29Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
17h 51mIAD-SAN
$246
1/15Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 51mSAN-IAD
1/22Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 15mIAD-SAN
$247
1/28Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 51mSAN-IAD
2/4Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 13mIAD-SAN
$255
1/15Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 56mSAN-IAD
1/22Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 15mIAD-SAN
$256
1/9Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 59mSAN-IAD
1/15Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 24mIAD-SAN
$270
5/17Sat
1 stopDelta
7h 28mSAN-DCA
5/20Tue
1 stopDelta
10h 03mDCA-SAN
$281
1/25Sat
1 stopDelta
7h 47mSAN-IAD
1/29Wed
1 stopDelta
10h 45mIAD-SAN
$281

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Diego to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
7h 34mSAN-DCA
$63
1/14Tue
1 stopFrontier
7h 37mSAN-DCA
$64
1/22Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 45mSAN-IAD
$119
2/19Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 10mSAN-IAD
$124
4/16Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 15mSAN-DCA
$128
2/3Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 53mSAN-IAD
$134
1/15Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 01mSAN-IAD
$138
2/17Mon
1 stopDelta
7h 43mSAN-DCA
$143
2/16Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 48mSAN-IAD
$149
4/18Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 15mSAN-DCA
$158

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Last minute flights from San Diego to District of Columbia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Diego to District of Columbia that are departing in the next 10 days.
12/24Tue
multi-stopFrontier
12h 34mSAN-DCA
1/10Fri
multi-stopFrontier
8h 49mDCA-SAN
$258
12/24Tue
multi-stopFrontier
12h 34mSAN-DCA
12/31Tue
multi-stopFrontier
8h 54mDCA-SAN
$368
12/21Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 45mSAN-IAD
1/10Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 32mIAD-SAN
$563
12/21Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 21mSAN-IAD
1/10Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 42mIAD-SAN
$568
12/24Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 49mSAN-IAD
1/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 17mIAD-SAN
$582
12/24Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 54mSAN-IAD
1/10Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
17h 51mIAD-SAN
$612
12/21Sat
multi-stopDelta
8h 49mSAN-IAD
1/10Fri
multi-stopDelta
7h 50mIAD-SAN
$632
12/22Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 57mSAN-IAD
1/3Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 34mIAD-SAN
$657
12/20Fri
multi-stopDelta
8h 49mSAN-IAD
1/2Thu
multi-stopDelta
7h 42mIAD-SAN
$722
12/23Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 55mSAN-IAD
12/30Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 44mIAD-SAN
$773

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