What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area one-way?

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Spirit Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $52. Frontier flights start at $106 while deals on Hawaiian Airlines start at $124 one-way.

What are the most popular routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

The most popular flight routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area are Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco, Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - San Francisco and Baltimore/Washington - San Francisco.

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Before booking your flight to San Francisco Bay Area from Washington, D.C., check out the most reliable airlines to get you to your destination on time: Qantas Airways (100%), Iberia (100%), Egyptair( 98%).

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta are the most popular airlines when flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Travelers have found it’s best to book a flight 51 days in advance to save up to 50% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 51 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as $548, or $618 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area lean towards being more expensive in June. Prices are generally better when you fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in February, with the cheapest ticket starting at $170.

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on April 29, 2025.

Thu 5/297:17 amBWI - SJC

1 stop11h 21mSpirit Airlines

Mon 6/24:33 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 37mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$126

Thu 5/227:17 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 57mSpirit Airlines

Thu 5/2911:51 amOAK - BWI

1 stop15h 19mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$166

Sat 5/245:48 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop20h 33mMultiple Airlines

Fri 5/304:33 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 37mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$197

Tue 8/198:00 amDCA - SJC

1 stop9h 29mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 8/2710:05 amSJC - DCA

1 stop8h 39mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$250

Wed 7/163:39 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop9h 56mUnited Airlines

Sat 7/266:24 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop8h 00mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$251

Wed 6/46:00 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop20h 18mFrontier

Sun 6/812:13 pmSJC - DCA

1 stop20h 47mFrontier

Deal found 4/27

$251

Tue 7/226:27 amIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 49mAmerican Airlines

Tue 7/296:00 amSJC - IAD

2 stops13h 46mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$256

Tue 8/1912:31 pmDCA - SJC

2 stops9h 01mAmerican Airlines

Wed 8/276:00 amSJC - DCA

1 stop9h 54mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$256

Thu 5/86:00 amDCA - SJC

1 stop9h 03mUnited Airlines

Wed 5/141:11 pmSJC - DCA

1 stop7h 48mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/26

$257

Tue 5/276:30 amIAD - OAK

1 stop10h 06mHawaiian Airlines

Tue 6/312:48 pmOAK - IAD

1 stop8h 11mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$257

Sun 5/257:25 amIAD - SJC

1 stop9h 18mFrontier

Sun 6/12:30 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop12h 28mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$258

Wed 5/285:44 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop8h 12mAlaska Airlines

Tue 6/310:21 amSJC - DCA

1 stop7h 44mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$263

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Mon 6/211:54 amBWI - SJC

2 stops25h 11mSpirit Airlines

Fri 6/64:33 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 37mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$151

Sat 5/245:48 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop20h 33mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/284:28 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 42mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/26

$181

Sat 5/245:48 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop20h 33mFrontier

Thu 5/2912:13 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop25h 15mFrontier

Deal found 4/27

$211

Wed 5/286:30 amIAD - SJC

1 stop11h 21mAlaska Airlines

Tue 6/312:25 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop8h 34mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$250

Tue 6/105:18 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 21mUnited Airlines

Tue 6/176:23 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop7h 52mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/26

$251

Tue 7/226:27 amIAD - SJC

1 stop8h 49mAmerican Airlines

Tue 7/296:00 amSJC - IAD

2 stops13h 46mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$256

Sat 7/126:05 amDCA - SJC

1 stop7h 10mSouthwest

Wed 7/166:30 amSJC - DCA

2 stops11h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 4/27

$256

Tue 5/276:30 amIAD - OAK

1 stop10h 06mHawaiian Airlines

Tue 6/312:48 pmOAK - IAD

1 stop8h 11mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$257

Mon 6/305:45 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop10h 01mJetBlue

Fri 7/410:44 amSFO - DCA

1 stop9h 15mJetBlue

Deal found 4/27

$276

Wed 5/2811:56 amIAD - SFO

1 stop8h 51mDelta

Mon 6/212:40 amSFO - IAD

1 stop7h 36mDelta

Deal found 4/28

$277

Wed 6/1112:40 pmIAD - SFO

1 stop7h 34mSun Country Air

Sun 6/1511:59 pmSFO - IAD

1 stop8h 44mSun Country Air

Deal found 4/28

$285

Thu 5/227:17 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 57mSpirit Airlines

Thu 5/2911:51 amOAK - BWI

1 stop15h 19mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$166

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Sun 5/49:46 pmBWI - OAK

3 stops38h 16mMultiple Airlines

Sun 5/119:09 pmOAK - BWI

1 stop30h 01mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$337

Sun 5/46:00 pmDCA - SJC

1 stop20h 20mFrontier

Sun 5/1112:20 pmSJC - DCA

1 stop20h 47mFrontier

Deal found 4/27

$371

Mon 5/56:51 amBWI - OAK

1 stop13h 43mSpirit Airlines

Wed 5/1411:51 amOAK - BWI

1 stop15h 19mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$245

Mon 5/58:01 amIAD - SJC

1 stop13h 40mFrontier

Mon 5/127:41 pmSJC - IAD

1 stop7h 50mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$290

Tue 5/610:40 amBWI - SFO

1 stop29h 35mFrontier

Sat 5/109:59 pmSFO - BWI

1 stop18h 17mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$311

Tue 5/63:30 pmIAD - SJC

1 stop10h 24mUnited Airlines

Sat 5/106:20 amSJC - IAD

1 stop7h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$357

Thu 5/87:17 amBWI - SJC

1 stop11h 21mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/1512:04 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop26h 18mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$254

Thu 5/87:17 amBWI - SJC

1 stop11h 21mSpirit Airlines

Sun 5/114:33 pmSJC - BWI

1 stop10h 37mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$257

Thu 5/89:16 pmBWI - SFO

1 stop18h 59mMultiple Airlines

Wed 6/116:14 pmSFO - BWI

1 stop14h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$304

Thu 5/87:45 amIAD - SFO

1 stop8h 04mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/139:45 pmSFO - IAD

2 stops15h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$348

Thu 5/86:00 amDCA - SJC

1 stop9h 03mUnited Airlines

Thu 5/151:11 pmSJC - DCA

1 stop7h 48mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$357

Thu 5/85:38 pmIAD - SFO

1 stop8h 36mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 6/1110:43 amSFO - IAD

Nonstop5h 16mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$376

One-way flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area
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Thu 5/297:17 amBWI - SJC

1 stop11h 21mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$52

Wed 5/287:17 amBWI - OAK

1 stop15h 57mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$61

Tue 5/277:25 amIAD - OAK

1 stop18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$97

Sat 5/245:48 pmBWI - SJC

1 stop20h 33mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$106

Mon 5/121:00 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop28h 44mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$121

Fri 5/165:26 pmIAD - SFO

1 stop22h 49mFrontier

Deal found 4/27

$123

Wed 6/115:14 pmIAD - SFO

1 stop9h 39mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$124

Tue 6/34:45 pmDCA - SFO

1 stop8h 36mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/27

$124

Tue 6/39:00 amIAD - SJC

1 stop10h 51mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$125

Tue 5/206:00 amIAD - SJC

1 stop9h 03mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$126

Tue 5/207:30 amDCA - SJC

1 stop7h 28mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/28

$126

Sat 5/37:45 amIAD - SJC

1 stop26h 56mFrontier

Deal found 4/28

$127

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BWI - SJC

BWISJC

Baltimore/Washington

Thu 5/29

7:17 am-3:38 pm

1 stop11h 21m

San Jose

Mon 6/2

4:33 pm-6:10 am

1 stop10h 37m

$126

BaltimoreOakland

BWI - OAK

BWIOAK

Baltimore/Washington

Thu 5/22

7:17 am-8:14 pm

1 stop15h 57m

Oakland

Thu 5/29

11:51 am-6:10 am

1 stop15h 19m

$166

BaltimoreSan Jose

BWI - SJC

BWISJC

Baltimore/Washington

Sat 5/24

5:48 pm-11:21 am

1 stop20h 33m

San Jose

Fri 5/30

4:33 pm-6:10 am

1 stop10h 37m

$197

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 7/16

3:39 pm-10:35 pm

1 stop9h 56m

San Jose

Sat 7/26

6:24 pm-5:24 am

1 stop8h 00m

$251

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 6/4

6:00 pm-11:18 am

1 stop20h 18m

San Jose

Sun 6/8

12:13 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop20h 47m

$251

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 7/22

6:27 am-12:16 pm

1 stop8h 49m

San Jose

Tue 7/29

6:00 am-10:46 pm

2 stops13h 46m

$256

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sat 7/12

6:05 am-10:15 am

1 stop7h 10m

San Jose

Wed 7/16

6:30 am-8:55 pm

2 stops11h 25m

$256

Washington, D.C.Oakland

IAD - OAK

IADOAK

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 5/27

6:30 am-1:36 pm

1 stop10h 06m

Oakland

Tue 6/3

12:48 pm-11:59 pm

1 stop8h 11m

$257

Washington, D.C.San Jose

DCA - SJC

DCASJC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 5/8

6:00 am-12:03 pm

1 stop9h 03m

San Jose

Wed 5/14

1:11 pm-11:59 pm

1 stop7h 48m

$257

Washington, D.C.San Jose

IAD - SJC

IADSJC

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 5/25

7:25 am-1:43 pm

1 stop9h 18m

San Jose

Sun 6/1

2:30 pm-5:58 am

1 stop12h 28m

$258

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area (average of $276). Flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in June is currently the most expensive (average of $393). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from WAS to XIH?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area as you normally would.

Weekly flight availability from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area

The most flights from WAS to zzXIH are scheduled on a Monday (53 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (40 on average).

Rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area ranges from 0.0 - 4.4 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 4.4 in. July is typically the driest time to visit San Francisco Bay Area when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in San Francisco Bay Area by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to San Francisco Bay Area, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, September is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 62.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 51.8 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing San Francisco Bay Area

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown with Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area to help guide your decision. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,292 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,929 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Hawaiian Airlines

7.9

Good

2,402 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,696 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,949 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area one-way?
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Spirit Airlines, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $52. Frontier flights start at $106 while deals on Hawaiian Airlines start at $124 one-way.
What are the most popular routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
The most popular flight routes from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area are Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco, Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - San Francisco and Baltimore/Washington - San Francisco.
What are the most reliable airlines from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
Before booking your flight to San Francisco Bay Area from Washington, D.C., check out the most reliable airlines to get you to your destination on time: Qantas Airways (100%), Iberia (100%), Egyptair( 98%).
What are the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
While on average a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area is generally $1,077, our data shows the cheapest flight currently is $128. When looking at the most popular route, (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - San Francisco), you can expect to pay $211 for that flight.
Can I find deals for flights from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area that include hotel bookings?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area (average of $276). Flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area in June is currently the most expensive (average of $393). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 10 airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco Bay Area

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Spirit Airlines	Cheapest$63	Average$221	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time65%
Hawaiian Airlines	Cheapest$98	Average$378	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time85%
Frontier	Cheapest$101	Average$243	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%
Sun Country Air	Cheapest$142	Average$365	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time83%
American Airlines	Cheapest$198	Average$568	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
Southwest	Cheapest$208	Average$486	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time63%
JetBlue	Cheapest$219	Average$358	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%
Alaska Airlines	Cheapest$237	Average$503	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
Delta	Cheapest$237	Average$438	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
United Airlines	Cheapest$245	Average$498	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%

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