Flights from Washington to San Francisco – Direct & connecting routes
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DCA to SFO – All flight route options from Ronald Reagan Washington National, District of Columbia, USA to San Francisco International, California, USA. These routes are operated by 9 airlines. Fly non-stop with United Airlines or Alaska Airlines, or choose from 38 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 50 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 San Francisco flights
There are over 40 airlines and as many as 1125 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Francisco (SFO) from Washington (DCA) with Alaska Airlines or United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Pittsburgh, Indianapolis or any other of the 38 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to San Francisco from Washington Dulles International (IAD).
Washington to San Francisco with Alaska Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 18 in the evening. You can also catch a transit flight via San Diego or Portland. Alaska Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Southwest Airlines
Distance & flight times: Reagan National to SFO Airport
The shortest flight time between DCA and SFO is 5 hours and 55 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 55m | - | 2449 miles (3940 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 7h 50m | 1h 9m | 2465 miles (3966 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 8h 2m | 41m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 8h 3m | 1h 4m | 2479 miles (3989 km) |
DTW Detroit | 8h 4m | 49m | 2492 miles (4010 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 8h 4m | 2h 10m | 2510 miles (4039 km) |
MDW Chicago | 8h 5m | 40m | 2462 miles (3961 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 8h 22m | 1h 10m | 2638 miles (4245 km) |
DEN Denver | 8h 34m | 1h 46m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
ORD Chicago | 8h 35m | 51m | 2465 miles (3966 km) |
CMH Columbus | 8h 41m | 2h 0m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
DFW Dallas | 8h 41m | 2h 6m | 2665 miles (4288 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 8h 42m | 2h 12m | 2657 miles (4275 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 8h 45m | 1h 10m | 2461 miles (3960 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 8h 49m | 2h 8m | 2695 miles (4336 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 8h 53m | 2h 15m | 2457 miles (3953 km) |
PDX Portland | 8h 56m | 1h 43m | 2910 miles (4682 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 8h 57m | 2h 6m | 2636 miles (4241 km) |
RDU Raleigh/Durham | 8h 59m | 1h 37m | 2635 miles (4240 km) |
PHL Philadelphia | 9h 4m | 2h 53m | 2648 miles (4261 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 9h 4m | 49m | 2455 miles (3950 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 9h 5m | 2h 15m | 2528 miles (4068 km) |
BNA Nashville | 9h 11m | 57m | 2538 miles (4084 km) |
JFK New York | 9h 26m | 1h 1m | 2807 miles (4516 km) |
IAH Houston | 9h 35m | 2h 25m | 2853 miles (4590 km) |
EWR New York | 9h 44m | 1h 54m | 2772 miles (4460 km) |
BOS Boston | 9h 54m | 2h 6m | 3112 miles (5007 km) |
AUS Austin | 9h 55m | 1h 20m | 2829 miles (4552 km) |
SEA Seattle | 9h 56m | 2h 39m | 3018 miles (4856 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 10h 7m | 2h 38m | 2891 miles (4652 km) |
DAL Dallas | 10h 10m | 1h 50m | 2668 miles (4293 km) |
LGA New York | 10h 22m | - | - |
DSM Des Moines | 10h 47m | 2h 10m | 2454 miles (3948 km) |
BZN Bozeman | 10h 55m | 2h 2m | 2612 miles (4203 km) |
MEM Memphis | 11h 13m | 2h 29m | 2577 miles (4146 km) |
JAX Jacksonville | 12h 43m | 2h 4m | 3012 miles (4846 km) |
SAN San Diego | 13h 51m | 2h 10m | 2732 miles (4396 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 14h 44m | 2h 17m | 2874 miles (4624 km) |
MYR Myrtle Beach | 15h 3m | 1h 53m | 2820 miles (4537 km) |

