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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$130
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$130
San Diego
San Diegononstop$237
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$269
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$277
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$281
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$322
Monterey
Monterey2 stops$320
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$322
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$268
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$364
Redding
Redding1 stop$650
Reno
Reno1 stop$322

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Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$64
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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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🥳
RebeccaFlew 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

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

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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 $230 one-way - $341 round-trip; San Francisco $260 one-way - $422 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 February.
  • Morning departure is around 3% 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9681 reviews
7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
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The confusion from Alaskan Airlines to American, no one at the front desk of Alaskan told me I didn't have a flight, which made me miss my flight that was transferred over to American TERRIBLE customer service at Alaskan!! American Airlines was a great experience. Alaskan TERRIBLE!

2.0 MediocreJerome, Jan 2025RDU - LAX
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The confusion from Alaskan Airlines to American, no one at the front desk of Alaskan told me I didn't have a flight, which made me miss my flight that was transferred over to American TERRIBLE customer service at Alaskan!! American Airlines was a great experience. Alaskan TERRIBLE!

I paid $49 to select my seat---6A a window seat just behind first class. When I started to get on the plane I was told that my seat had been given to someone else and I now had a middle seat. They finally gave me an aisle seat. When I told them I wanted my $49 back, I was told I would need to call alaska and fight with them to get my money back. And when i was on the flight people going by kept hitting me with their bags. I have tried calling alaska twice to talk about a refund but never got thru to the right person!

Easier to file a claim. My fiancé got the flu and we had to cancel. ive been given the run around filing a claim. Call me at 831.588.4346 with a live agent please

Small dirty plane for a 5 and1/2 hr flight. No food no entertainment

All 4 members of my family found the seats terribly uncomfortable. 2 of us suffered from back issues the next few days.

Plane had a maintenance problem two hours into the flight and we had to turn around. Alaska was nice to put us up in the Hilton in LAX but the cost of food in the city was WAY higher than our vouchers and the hotel had no continental breakfast. We ended up spending over $100 on food for our family in addition to the vouchers.

Check-in was easy, I did it from the app. Boarding was easy, the crew was great. Santa Barbara airport had a disabled plane so we had to land in Burbank to refuel. They kept us well informed, and everyone was great. A very entertaining person from the Burbank airport got on and told a few jokes.

I appreciate the priority for safety. I did not enjoy how the delays were handled.

Delays, delays, delays.... (and) Told no room for carry on after boarding B Group and told to drop off our carry on at door to be checked in instead. There was plenty of room left in the overheads above our seats right up to the end of boarding!!!!

It went very quickly even though we were late in leaving Fresno.

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.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

I completely missed my flight because the first leg was longer than planned. I had to sleep overnight in the airport because no accommodation was provided and then sent to Trinidad in the morning with an anticipated 7 hour layover before my flight to Georgetown which was now with Caribbean Airlines. I tried twice with customer service to see if they could put me on an earlier flight which had seats available but was told it wasn’t possible.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

EVen warmer in the plane it think it was 24+ degrees

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.

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Very mediocre greeting as we boarded, and the lead flight attendant accent was almost unrecognizable. He joked around a lot, while trying to give the safety demonstration, but did not succeed. My wife’s row was completely missed for beverages and the lead flight attendant didn’t even know that our row was Main cabin and able to have beverages at no charge. We are platinum, 2,000,000 miles on American Airlines and this was not a stellar crew.

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.

- flight attendants not very friendly. - Paid for WiFi and plane didn’t have it working , never got a refund.

We got to fly on the new airplane. Much better as it’s roomier and cleaner than before. Most Importantly it’s much more comfortable. I still can’t move the seat back but the extra space made up for it. I didn’t taste the food or drinks because they charge for everything so I didn’t bother. I didn’t experience the entertainment because I downloaded my own movies on my phone. The crew was great. The flight itself was smooth . No complaints.

I was comfortable because I upgraded. I would not have been comfortable in economy. It was a short flight so there was limited food service and no inflight entertainment.

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!

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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.
1/30Thu
1 stopFrontier
29h 53mIAD-LAS
2/3Mon
1 stopFrontier
9h 47mLAS-IAD
$129
3/3Mon
1 stopFrontier
13h 12mIAD-LAS
3/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
14h 30mLAS-IAD
$130
2/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 53mIAD-LAX
2/22Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 49mLAX-IAD
$195
2/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 53mIAD-LAX
2/13Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 51mLAX-IAD
$203
2/12Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 52mIAD-SAN
2/19Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 48mSAN-IAD
$237
3/24Mon
1 stopAlaska Airlines
10h 16mIAD-LAX
4/15Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
7h 30mLAX-IAD
$246
2/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 24mIAD-SAN
2/19Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 47mSAN-IAD
$257
3/18Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 44mIAD-SFO
3/25Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 57mSFO-IAD
$262
2/8Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 07mIAD-SMF
2/15Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 34mSMF-IAD
$277
2/6Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 08mIAD-SJC
2/9Sun
1 stopDelta
8h 24mSJC-IAD
$277

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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.
5/5Mon
1 stopFrontier
9h 20mIAD-LAS
$64
4/16Wed
1 stopFrontier
10h 30mIAD-SFO
$64
2/19Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 44mIAD-LAX
$90
4/29Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 49mIAD-LAX
$114
3/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
6h 10mIAD-SFO
$119
2/26Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
6h 01mIAD-SAN
$119
2/5Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
12h 12mIAD-SFO
$134
2/25Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 22mIAD-SJC
$139
2/14Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 58mIAD-SMF
$144
2/6Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 41mIAD-LAS
$149

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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.
1/18Sat
multi-stopFrontier
8h 43mIAD-LAX
1/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 39mLAX-IAD
$260
1/17Fri
multi-stopFrontier
8h 28mIAD-LAX
1/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 39mLAX-IAD
$276
1/17Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 20mIAD-SMF
1/25Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
20h 23mSMF-IAD
$439
1/18Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 23mIAD-LAS
2/20Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 23mLAS-IAD
$443
1/18Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 23mIAD-LAS
2/20Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 30mLAS-IAD
$449
1/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
13h 44mIAD-SMF
1/25Sat
multi-stopDelta
8h 40mSMF-IAD
$455
1/17Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 20mIAD-SMF
1/24Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
18h 07mSMF-IAD
$458
1/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
13h 44mIAD-SMF
1/25Sat
multi-stopDelta
14h 20mSMF-IAD
$460
1/18Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 40mIAD-SJC
2/5Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 39mSJC-IAD
$484
1/18Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
15h 41mIAD-SJC
2/5Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 25mSJC-IAD
$489

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