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Best California Flight Deals from Dulles Intl

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

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$128
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$197
San Diego
San Diegononstop$182
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$268
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$251
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$289
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$328
Monterey
Monterey1 stop$342
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$328
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$308
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$404
Redding
Redding2 stops$628
Reno
Reno1 stop$332

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Low season

January

High season

July

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$64
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Los Angeles

Flights from Dulles Intl to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Dulles Intl to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SANDec 2024
I chose it because it was non-stop🥳
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SANSep 2024
Get something to eat in the airport, just in case there is no food onboard.
NoamFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOAug 2024
Flying to the Ronald Reagan airport is closer and faster to D.C. than the Dulles airport.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOJul 2024
I would recommend Alaska Airlines. The amenities and comfort was great.
BillFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-LAXJun 2024
At Dulles, you can spend 30 minutes getting to your AFTER clearing TSA

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

    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 Washington Dulles Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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    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 Washington Dulles Airport to California 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 California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Washington Dulles Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $228 one-way - $377 round-trip; San Francisco $258 one-way - $460 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. is September.
  • Morning departure is around 1% cheaper 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 Dulles Intl to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Dulles Intl to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9552 reviews
7.2Food
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
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I flew from San Francisco to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines. The flight was operated by Alaska Airlines. Everything was fantastic. On the return flight from Honolulu to San Francisco, boarding was chaotic. They called each boarding group 1 through 6 very quickly, and everyone just ran and got in a very long line. There was no enforcement of boarding groups. Carry-on rules were not followed, and by the time I boarded the plane, there was barely any overhead space. I was boarding group 4. The crew was very professional, and the Hawaiian Airlines terminal in Honolulu was beautiful. I wish the rest of Honolulu Airport looked like the Hawaiian Airlines Terminal.

8.0 ExcellentWilliam Drew, Dec 2024HNL - SFO
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I flew from San Francisco to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines. The flight was operated by Alaska Airlines. Everything was fantastic. On the return flight from Honolulu to San Francisco, boarding was chaotic. They called each boarding group 1 through 6 very quickly, and everyone just ran and got in a very long line. There was no enforcement of boarding groups. Carry-on rules were not followed, and by the time I boarded the plane, there was barely any overhead space. I was boarding group 4. The crew was very professional, and the Hawaiian Airlines terminal in Honolulu was beautiful. I wish the rest of Honolulu Airport looked like the Hawaiian Airlines Terminal.

There were no movies, have to pay for internet, only pretzel, cookie, & a beverage for a 7 hr. flight..

Finally get a snack n drinks! Just like the good ole days!

orgiginal scheduled flight ( 2.5 hours connection) was cancelled, was given option to rebook between a 1-hour connection or a next day flight. Missed connection flight, and decided to book last minute with an other airline.

Short flight. Delayed because of ??. Had a water served . Staff was nice.

Crew members were helpful and responsive. However, the toilet in the only main cabin bathroom didn’t work properly.

The crew forced all group F passengers to check bags because they said there wasn't enough overhead space, but when we boarded there was TONS of space. I was pretty annoyed by that.

Wonderful! The Alaska call center representative was really helpful. I accidently made a mistake of picking a flight option for another day. She was extremely helpful. My daughter had a nose bleed during the flight - the crew helped with an ice pack. I wish they had checked afterwards.

The flight was excellent with the exception of being sent from Florida to Seattle before finally being sent from Seattle to Hawaii.

The flight was delayed. Going to and from LAS they had a system issue wherein they had to manually checkin everyone including the ones who checked in earlier. The seats were messed up so the seats of the people who had an earlier check in was taken by the ones who just arrived. The flight was two hours delayed.

Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flying experience was great. The flight was on time with no boarding issues during a peak travel period. The short cut baggage drop and process was not smooth and efficient at Dulles.

Fast checkin with the self serve terminal, good communication at the boarding gate.

Very friendly staff. The flight was on time. Need a bit heavy covers/blankets. It can get colder with a thin blanket.

The plane was clean. The staff was excellent. The flight attendants were very good. Enjoyable flight. Overall. The seats in the back are too small but, will always be.

This was a 5 hour flight with no entertainment and with a snack being provided (pretzels and fruit bar), which are both high in carbs and sugar. Nuts would have been a better choice.

Never nice, United Express partners always do an amazing job.

Everything was perfect except the pad at the top of the seat back. It pushes my head forward in a very uncomfortable position and it is not removable.

Good plane, crew, and flight. Boarding was a bit chaotic. Bathrooms were unacceptable. United DESPERATELY needs a new terminal at IAD.

No overhead space so all carryons were checked. No internet.

Check bag location is full of rude employees who are unwilling to assist with issues after talking to AA on the phone and relaying messages. The boarding was good. While on the flight it got really hot. Asked flight attendant if there’s a way to drop the temp and make it more comfortable as we are flying from DC to Miami so flying from cold to hot weather. No changes made. Stayed hot and uncomfortable on the plane. When asked again about the AC being down the flight attendant said no the WiFi was down but not the AC. I mentioned it was still hot. No changes.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

No food, no entertainment. But the flight was really short so maybe they had to skip drinks. I was able to board early ONLY because I am old and decrepit and they let me pre-board. I RESENT your dumping us into category 9 if we do not pay up. And when I paid for a seat I was STILL given 9. The pre-boarding helps. THIS flight was exceptionally smooth, please congratulate the pilots.

On time (actually a little early). Was a good and short flight!

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Great - quick boarding and landed early with an available gate.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

I thought since I upgraded my seat I would get some perks. Free water, free snacks. Free carry on luggage.

It’s ridiculous to pay for carry-on luggage. I also wasn’t given an option to specify I have carry on bag at time of ticket purchase. I also could not specify I have carry on luggage at time of online check-in.

Delayed fight LAS to LAX. OK, fog in LA, not your fault. But all your staff, onboard in in lounge, speak so fast, enunciate so poorly and often have a accent that it is impossible to understanding anything they are saying.

The gate area was terrible at San Diego airport -way too crowded in a small space. Since my husband was driving to our destination, we did not have to take any luggage so my kids and I only had backpacks. Therefore everything was easy and smooth. And we didn’t have to pay up charges for everything and it was a short flight. I tried table was broken and it was a little cramped, but it was fine for what we needed. I probably would not fly spirit on a longer flight and if I had to take baggage.

Boarding procedure is horribly slow. You charge me to check a bag and would not let me carry it on. Charged me to simply select a seat. Charged me for water. Charged me for every little thing on top of paying for an expensive ticket. Your seats are terrible. So uncomfortable, they don’t recline. No WiFi, no way to charge my phone. No entertainment. I mean you Offer noting and you charge for everything. Why would anyone want to fly with you again?

The staff from LAX to New Orleans were rude but the staff from New Orleans to LAX were nice!

Paid extra for a “comfy seat” which was anything but!

It was cancelled unexpectedly so we rented a car and drove home.

Everything that was available was excellent. Spacious and comfortable, with lovely and helpful crew (one was having a bit of a sour day, but that happens). We sat on the tarmac for one hour and seven minutes waiting for our gate to clear in SAN, but the pilot kept us informed and, amazingly, was very professional in not ragging on the airport (whose fault it was).

Flight was delayed 8 hours so far. Don’t expect to fly when choosing Spirit Airlines. I will happily pay more to never deal with this company again.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/1Sat
1 stopFrontier
14h 51mIAD-LAX
3/4Tue
1 stopFrontier
13h 04mLAX-IAD
$128
1/20Mon
1 stopFrontier
30h 45mIAD-LAS
1/22Wed
1 stopFrontier
13h 44mLAS-IAD
$138
1/8Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 53mIAD-LAX
1/13Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 48mLAX-IAD
$177
2/1Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 42mIAD-SAN
2/10Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 14mSAN-IAD
$182
1/9Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 55mIAD-LAX
1/16Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 07mLAX-IAD
$216
4/2Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
10h 16mIAD-LAX
4/8Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
7h 30mLAX-IAD
$231
4/22Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
6h 00mIAD-LAX
4/26Sat
1 stopAlaska Airlines
8h 50mLAX-IAD
$236
1/14Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 14mIAD-SFO
1/15Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 15mSFO-IAD
$261
1/18Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 24mIAD-SAN
1/21Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 46mSAN-IAD
$266
1/14Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 48mIAD-LAS
1/18Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 46mLAS-IAD
$268

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
8h 56mIAD-LAX
$64
1/29Wed
1 stopFrontier
10h 54mIAD-LAX
$65
1/7Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 32mIAD-SAN
$89
1/8Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 53mIAD-LAX
$89
1/8Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 55mIAD-LAX
$108
1/7Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 25mIAD-SJC
$113
4/24Thu
nonstopAlaska Airlines
6h 00mIAD-LAX
$114
1/18Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 36mIAD-SJC
$118
5/25Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
6h 00mIAD-LAX
$122
1/8Wed
1 stopDelta
11h 49mIAD-SFO
$138

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Last minute flights from Dulles Intl to California

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 Washington, D.C. to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
12/23Mon
multi-stopFrontier
7h 53mIAD-LAX
1/7Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 45mLAX-IAD
$423
12/19Thu
multi-stopDelta
8h 48mIAD-SJC
1/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 02mSJC-IAD
$473
12/22Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 28mIAD-LAS
1/6Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 26mLAS-IAD
$493
12/19Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 05mIAD-PSP
1/8Wed
multi-stopSouthwest
13h 20mPSP-IAD
$493
12/22Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 28mIAD-LAS
1/6Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 23mLAS-IAD
$498
12/19Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
10h 55mIAD-PSP
1/8Wed
multi-stopSouthwest
13h 20mPSP-IAD
$498
12/19Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 40mIAD-PSP
12/27Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 45mPSP-IAD
$529
12/19Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 53mIAD-LAX
12/25Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 18mLAX-IAD
$538
12/19Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 34mIAD-SMF
1/7Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
7h 23mSMF-IAD
$567
12/18Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 39mIAD-LAS
12/31Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 20mLAS-IAD
$587

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