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Washington → San Francisco

Dec 28, 2026 · return Dec 30, 2026

DCA → SFO1 adulteconomyRound trip

6 flight options · 4 airlines

One-stop flights

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

Frontier Airlines
1:40 pmDCA
8h 51m
DEN · 1h 46m
7:31 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
6:30 amSFO
7h 22m
DEN · 1h 27m
4:52 pmDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

United Airlines
4:13 pmDCA
7h 57m
DEN · 1h
9:10 pmSFO
United Airlines
12:45 amSFO
8h 2m
IAH · 1h 13m
11:47 amDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

Alaska Airlines
6:59 pmDCA
6h 18m
Nonstop
10:17 pmSFO
Alaska Airlines
9:58 amSFO
8h 2m
LAX · 1h 35m
9:00 pmDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

Delta Air Lines
4:40 pmDCA
8h 54m
LAX · 1h 27m
10:34 pmSFO
Delta Air Lines
6:00 amSFO
7h 38m
DTW · 1h 38m
4:38 pmDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

Delta Air Lines
5:34 pmDCA
8h 46m
DTW · 1h 43m
11:20 pmSFO
Delta Air Lines
6:00 amSFO
7h 38m
DTW · 1h 38m
4:38 pmDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 28 – Wed, Dec 30

United Airlines
5:49 pmDCA
6h 11m
Nonstop
9:00 pmSFO
United Airlines
12:45 amSFO
8h 2m
IAH · 1h 13m
11:47 amDCA

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30Frontier AirlinesF9687 + F91093 / F91230 + F9688$300.002026-10-29T01:02:54Z
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30United AirlinesUA746 + UA1389 / UA604 + UA2028$475.002026-10-29T01:02:54Z
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30Alaska AirlinesAS7 / AS303 + AA1365$493.752026-10-29T01:02:54Z
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30Delta Air LinesDL392 + DL2986 / DL772 + DL1454$500.002026-10-29T01:02:54Z
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30Delta Air LinesDL1454 + DL1327 / DL772 + DL1454$500.002026-10-29T01:02:54Z
2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30United AirlinesUA368 / UA604 + UA2028$518.752026-10-29T01:02:54Z

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $300.00

  • Frontier Airlines F9687 / F91093: DCA 2026-12-28 13:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 19:31:00; 1 stop(s) via DEN; 531 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F9687: DCA 2026-12-28 13:40:00 → DEN 2026-12-28 15:49:00; layover at DEN: 106 minutes.
    • F91093: DEN 2026-12-28 17:35:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 19:31:00.
  • Frontier Airlines F91230 / F9688: SFO 2026-12-30 06:30:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:52:00; 1 stop(s) via DEN; 442 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91230: SFO 2026-12-30 06:30:00 → DEN 2026-12-30 10:08:00; layover at DEN: 87 minutes.
    • F9688: DEN 2026-12-30 11:35:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:52:00.

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $475.00

  • United Airlines UA746 / UA1389: DCA 2026-12-28 16:13:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 21:10:00; 1 stop(s) via DEN; 477 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA746: DCA 2026-12-28 16:13:00 → DEN 2026-12-28 18:20:00; layover at DEN: 60 minutes.
    • UA1389: DEN 2026-12-28 19:20:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 21:10:00.
  • United Airlines UA604 / UA2028: SFO 2026-12-30 00:45:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 11:47:00; 1 stop(s) via IAH; 482 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA604: SFO 2026-12-30 00:45:00 → IAH 2026-12-30 06:32:00; layover at IAH: 73 minutes.
    • UA2028: IAH 2026-12-30 07:45:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 11:47:00.

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $493.75

  • Alaska Airlines AS7: DCA 2026-12-28 18:59:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 22:17:00; nonstop; 378 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Alaska Airlines AS303 / AA1365: SFO 2026-12-30 09:58:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 21:00:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 482 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AS303: SFO 2026-12-30 09:58:00 → LAX 2026-12-30 11:27:00; layover at LAX: 95 minutes.
    • AA1365: LAX 2026-12-30 13:02:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 21:00:00.

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $500.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL392 / DL2986: DCA 2026-12-28 16:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 22:34:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 534 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL392: DCA 2026-12-28 16:40:00 → LAX 2026-12-28 19:32:00; layover at LAX: 87 minutes.
    • DL2986: LAX 2026-12-28 20:59:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 22:34:00.
  • Delta Air Lines DL772 / DL1454: SFO 2026-12-30 06:00:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:38:00; 1 stop(s) via DTW; 458 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL772: SFO 2026-12-30 06:00:00 → DTW 2026-12-30 13:28:00; layover at DTW: 98 minutes.
    • DL1454: DTW 2026-12-30 15:06:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:38:00.

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $500.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL1454 / DL1327: DCA 2026-12-28 17:34:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 23:20:00; 1 stop(s) via DTW; 526 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL1454: DCA 2026-12-28 17:34:00 → DTW 2026-12-28 19:15:00; layover at DTW: 103 minutes.
    • DL1327: DTW 2026-12-28 20:58:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 23:20:00.
  • Delta Air Lines DL772 / DL1454: SFO 2026-12-30 06:00:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:38:00; 1 stop(s) via DTW; 458 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL772: SFO 2026-12-30 06:00:00 → DTW 2026-12-30 13:28:00; layover at DTW: 98 minutes.
    • DL1454: DTW 2026-12-30 15:06:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 16:38:00.

2026-12-28 → 2026-12-30 · $518.75

  • United Airlines UA368: DCA 2026-12-28 17:49:00 → SFO 2026-12-28 21:00:00; nonstop; 371 minutes. Local airport times.
  • United Airlines UA604 / UA2028: SFO 2026-12-30 00:45:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 11:47:00; 1 stop(s) via IAH; 482 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA604: SFO 2026-12-30 00:45:00 → IAH 2026-12-30 06:32:00; layover at IAH: 73 minutes.
    • UA2028: IAH 2026-12-30 07:45:00 → DCA 2026-12-30 11:47:00.

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