Flights from Washington Airport (IAD) to San Francisco Airport Airport (SFO)

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You have a choice of 18 airlines when departing Washington Dulles International to San Francisco International. The distance covered when flying from Washington Dulles International to San Francisco International United States is 3,883 Km (2,413 Miles) with the travel time being around 5 Hours 23 Minutes. IAD is the Airport code for Washington Dulles International and SFO is for San Francisco International United States.

The cost of the air travel varies depending on what day you travel and the time of day. It is normally worth booking flights well in advance if possible to get the best deal to San Francisco International United States perhaps midweek or late evening. Please book in advance if you want to take advantage of the best prices airlines have to offer as prices normally increase as time goes on.

The time zone at San Francisco International is 8.0 GMT compared to 5.0 GMT at Washington Dulles International so bare this in mind is you need to make travel arrangements when you arrive at San Francisco International.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from Washington Dulles International (IAD) to San Francisco International (SFO) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines988886901:0722:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand888886106:3022:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777776106:3022:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa221222001:0722:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Brussels Airlines222221016:1018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines111111012:3512:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111006:3018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111110109:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China012012001:0722:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines111110009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111110009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines111110009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways111110009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111110009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Austrian Airlines010111016:1016:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010100009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir000101008:3008:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Solairus Aviation000100016:0016:00VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the most direct flights from Washington Dulles International to San Francisco International with an average of 56 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 01:07 and the latest flights operated at 22:05 and the most common flight numbers are UA1095, UA1116, UA1392 and UA1511

For more details regarding United Airlines flight information and bookings you can visit them at united.com

Please see below the times of flights. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1511
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4901
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
Air New ZealandNZ9180
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Tuesday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
LufthansaLH7530
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4901
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
QantasQF3761
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
Air New ZealandNZ9180
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7241
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Wednesday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7241
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7240
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4901
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
Air New ZealandNZ9180
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Thursday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4901
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
QantasQF3761
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
Solairus AviationTWY61
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
Air New ZealandNZ9180
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Friday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
LufthansaLH7530
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5851
Singapore AirlinesSQ1304
Alaska AirlinesAS435
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4901
American AirlinesAA7437
Qatar AirwaysQR3316
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
Air New ZealandNZ9179
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
Virgin AustraliaVA8391
Brussels AirlinesSN8947
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
Air New ZealandNZ9180
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7241
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Saturday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7241
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7240
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
Air New ZealandNZ9177
EgyptAirMS9322
Virgin AustraliaVA8386
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
Air New ZealandNZ9175
Ethiopian AirlinesET1358
Virgin AustraliaVA8389
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
Air New ZealandNZ9176
Virgin AustraliaVA8390
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
Air New ZealandNZ9178
Austrian AirlinesOS7883
LufthansaLH7488
Virgin AustraliaVA8387
Asiana AirlinesOZ6316
Brussels AirlinesSN8817
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2136
Air New ZealandNZ9181
LufthansaLH7530
Virgin AustraliaVA8388
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Sunday
01:07
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2136
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1095
Air New ZealandNZ9184
Virgin AustraliaVA8385
08:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1116
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS435
12:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1392
14:30
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2228
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA315
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA769
19:53
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1992
22:05
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1511
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Instead of flying directly from Washington Dulles International and arrive at San Francisco International, you may arrive San Francisco International by another airport. Please see chart below for a list of these.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall to San Francisco 03,944 km (2,451 miles)5 Hours 27 Minutes
Washington Ronald Reagan Washington National to San Francisco 03,921 km (2,436 miles)5 Hours 25 Minutes
Philadelphia to San Francisco 04,048 km (2,515 miles)5 Hours 34 Minutes
Richmond to San Francisco 03,932 km (2,443 miles)5 Hours 26 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Washington (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO)

DIRECT Alaska Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £115.56 ($146 €138.23)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £234.28 ($296 €280.26)
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What is the cheapest flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest flight one way from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £66.49 ($84 €79.53)
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What is the cheapest return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest return flight from Washington IAD to San Francisco SFO is £195.50 ($247 €233.86)
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Flight Info FAQ - Washington (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO)

Who flies from Washington to San Francisco?
The following airlines fly from Washington (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO): Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Fiji Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Solairus Aviation, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Washington to San Francisco?
The flight from Washington to San Francisco is 3,883KM or 2,413 miles.
How long does the flight from Washington to San Francisco to take?
The flight from Washington to San Francisco takes 5 Hours 23 Minutes.

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