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Dulles → San Francisco

Dec 21, 2026 · one way

IAD → SFO1 adulteconomyOne way

8 flight options · 4 airlines

Nonstop flights

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

United Airlines
5:40 pmIAD
5h 59m
Nonstop
8:39 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

United Airlines
8:15 amIAD
5h 56m
Nonstop
11:11 amSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

Frontier Airlines
1:09 pmIAD
8h 17m
LAS · 1h 11m
6:26 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

Delta Air Lines
7:00 amIAD
8h 33m
SLC · 1h 16m
12:33 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

Air Canada
9:55 amIAD
8h 45m
YYZ · 1h 28m
3:40 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

United Airlines
12:38 pmIAD
8h 41m
EWR · 1h 1m
6:19 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

United Airlines
12:35 pmIAD
8h 12m
BNA · 1h 4m
5:47 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Mon, Dec 21 · One way

United Airlines
12:45 pmIAD
8h 5m
CMH · 1h 7m
5:50 pmSFO

One-way 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)
2026-12-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1757$273.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF94277 + F94157$161.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayDelta Air LinesDL432 + DL902$266.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayAir CanadaAC8615 + AC743$329.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1607$273.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA2823 + UA794$252.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA213 + UA2414$252.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA4559 + UA1181$252.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z

2026-12-21 · one way · $273.00

  • United Airlines UA1757: IAD 2026-12-21 17:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 20:39:00; nonstop; 359 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-21 · one way · $161.00

  • Frontier Airlines F94277 / F94157: IAD 2026-12-21 13:09:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 18:26:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 497 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F94277: IAD 2026-12-21 13:09:00 → LAS 2026-12-21 15:31:00; layover at LAS: 71 minutes.
    • F94157: LAS 2026-12-21 16:42:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 18:26:00.

2026-12-21 · one way · $266.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL432 / DL902: IAD 2026-12-21 07:00:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 12:33:00; 1 stop(s) via SLC; 513 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL432: IAD 2026-12-21 07:00:00 → SLC 2026-12-21 09:54:00; layover at SLC: 76 minutes.
    • DL902: SLC 2026-12-21 11:10:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 12:33:00.

2026-12-21 · one way · $329.00

  • Air Canada AC8615 / AC743: IAD 2026-12-21 09:55:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 15:40:00; 1 stop(s) via YYZ; 525 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AC8615: IAD 2026-12-21 09:55:00 → YYZ 2026-12-21 11:22:00; layover at YYZ: 88 minutes.
    • AC743: YYZ 2026-12-21 12:50:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 15:40:00.

2026-12-21 · one way · $273.00

  • United Airlines UA1607: IAD 2026-12-21 08:15:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 11:11:00; nonstop; 356 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-21 · one way · $252.00

  • United Airlines UA2823 / UA794: IAD 2026-12-21 12:38:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 18:19:00; 1 stop(s) via EWR; 521 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA2823: IAD 2026-12-21 12:38:00 → EWR 2026-12-21 13:59:00; layover at EWR: 61 minutes.
    • UA794: EWR 2026-12-21 15:00:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 18:19:00.

2026-12-21 · one way · $252.00

  • United Airlines UA213 / UA2414: IAD 2026-12-21 12:35:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 17:47:00; 1 stop(s) via BNA; 492 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA213: IAD 2026-12-21 12:35:00 → BNA 2026-12-21 13:41:00; layover at BNA: 64 minutes.
    • UA2414: BNA 2026-12-21 14:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 17:47:00.

2026-12-21 · one way · $252.00

  • United Airlines UA4559 / UA1181: IAD 2026-12-21 12:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 17:50:00; 1 stop(s) via CMH; 485 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA4559: IAD 2026-12-21 12:45:00 → CMH 2026-12-21 14:20:00; layover at CMH: 67 minutes.
    • UA1181: CMH 2026-12-21 15:27:00 → SFO 2026-12-21 17:50:00.

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