Flights from Washington to Los Angeles – Direct & connecting routes
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DCA to LAX – All flight route options from Ronald Reagan Washington National, District of Columbia, USA to Los Angeles International, California, USA. These flights are operated by 9 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 45 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 32 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Washington to Los Angeles flights
There are over 48 airlines and as many as 1151 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Los Angeles (LAX) from Washington (DCA) with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines or Delta Air Lines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Tulsa, Pittsburgh or any other of the 45 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Los Angeles from Washington Dulles International (IAD).
Washington to Los Angeles with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 08 in the morning or 17 in the evening. You can also catch a transit flight via Tulsa or Pittsburgh. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With United Airlines
United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Reagan National to LAX
The shortest flight time between DCA and LAX is 5 hours and 55 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 55m | - | 2318 miles (3730 km) |
TUL Tulsa | 7h 0m | 40m | 2340 miles (3765 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 7h 37m | 1h 27m | 2348 miles (3778 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 7h 38m | 40m | 2318 miles (3730 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 7h 42m | 1h 2m | 2356 miles (3791 km) |
DSM Des Moines | 7h 46m | 32m | 2352 miles (3784 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 7h 55m | 1h 32m | 2370 miles (3813 km) |
MEM Memphis | 7h 59m | 1h 32m | 2388 miles (3842 km) |
BUF Buffalo | 8h 1m | 1h 21m | 2522 miles (4058 km) |
MDW Chicago | 8h 5m | 1h 20m | 2358 miles (3794 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 8h 10m | 55m | 2502 miles (4026 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 8h 12m | 2h 19m | 2475 miles (3982 km) |
PHL Philadelphia | 8h 16m | 2h 18m | 2528 miles (4068 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 8h 20m | 2h 5m | 2320 miles (3733 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 8h 23m | 1h 25m | 2321 miles (3734 km) |
ORD Chicago | 8h 25m | 1h 50m | 2364 miles (3804 km) |
HOU Houston | 8h 30m | 2h 10m | 2618 miles (4212 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 8h 33m | 2h 2m | 2332 miles (3752 km) |
DFW Dallas | 8h 34m | 1h 40m | 2435 miles (3918 km) |
DAL Dallas | 8h 35m | 1h 50m | 2438 miles (3923 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 8h 35m | 1h 38m | 2464 miles (3965 km) |
AUS Austin | 8h 40m | 2h 15m | 2566 miles (4129 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 8h 45m | 34m | 2650 miles (4264 km) |
OKC Oklahoma City | 8h 49m | 2h 37m | 2352 miles (3784 km) |
BNA Nashville | 8h 51m | 2h 38m | 2367 miles (3809 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 8h 52m | 45m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
SFO San Francisco | 8h 55m | 1h 18m | 2788 miles (4486 km) |
JFK New York | 9h 2m | 2h 11m | 2696 miles (4338 km) |
DEN Denver | 9h 8m | 1h 44m | 2345 miles (3773 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 9h 8m | 2h 5m | 2601 miles (4185 km) |
DTW Detroit | 9h 18m | 3h 0m | 2393 miles (3850 km) |
RDU Raleigh/Durham | 9h 18m | 2h 47m | 2474 miles (3981 km) |
IAH Houston | 9h 20m | 1h 28m | 2596 miles (4177 km) |
MCO Orlando | 9h 31m | 1h 59m | 2989 miles (4809 km) |
CMH Columbus | 9h 40m | 2h 0m | 2325 miles (3741 km) |
ABQ Albuquerque | 9h 43m | 1h 45m | 2334 miles (3755 km) |
EWR New York | 9h 58m | 1h 40m | 2661 miles (4282 km) |
OAK Oakland | 10h 10m | 1h 25m | 2778 miles (4470 km) |
LGA New York | 10h 15m | - | - |
JAX Jacksonville | 10h 52m | 1h 6m | 2798 miles (4502 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 10h 55m | 2h 10m | 2764 miles (4447 km) |
SBA Santa Barbara | 11h 35m | 2h 33m | 2473 miles (3979 km) |
BDL Hartford | 11h 39m | 1h 43m | 2849 miles (4584 km) |
SAN San Diego | 11h 56m | 43m | 2392 miles (3849 km) |
SAV Savannah | 13h 53m | 2h 12m | 2681 miles (4314 km) |
TPA Tampa | 15h 35m | 1h 55m | 2984 miles (4801 km) |

