Flights from Los Angeles to Washington – Direct & connecting routes
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LAX to DCA – All flight route options from Los Angeles International, California, USA to Ronald Reagan Washington National, District of Columbia, USA. These flights are operated by 10 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 42 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours. 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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Los Angeles to Washington flights
There are over 45 airlines and as many as 1218 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Washington (DCA) from Los Angeles (LAX) with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines or Delta Air Lines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Kansas City, Las Vegas or any other of the 42 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Washington Dulles International (IAD) instead.
Los Angeles to Washington with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7:00 am and 1:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Las Vegas or Des Moines. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With United Airlines
United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: LAX to Reagan National
The shortest flight time between LAX and DCA is 5 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 0m | - | 2318 miles (3730 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 6h 35m | 2h 45m | 2320 miles (3733 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 7h 0m | 1h 13m | 2332 miles (3752 km) |
DEN Denver | 7h 0m | 1h 16m | 2345 miles (3773 km) |
BUF Buffalo | 7h 7m | 53m | 2522 miles (4058 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 7h 10m | 1h 15m | 2370 miles (3813 km) |
DSM Des Moines | 7h 10m | 1h 9m | 2352 miles (3784 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 7h 10m | 1h 5m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 7h 15m | 3h 0m | 2475 miles (3982 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 7h 24m | 1h 53m | 2356 miles (3791 km) |
CVG Cincinnati | 7h 39m | 1h 53m | 2318 miles (3730 km) |
MDW Chicago | 7h 43m | 45m | 2358 miles (3794 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 7h 49m | 1h 30m | 2464 miles (3965 km) |
MKE Milwaukee | 7h 50m | 40m | 2398 miles (3858 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 7h 55m | 2h 10m | 2318 miles (3730 km) |
DFW Dallas | 7h 57m | 2h 1m | 2435 miles (3918 km) |
PHL Philadelphia | 7h 57m | 57m | 2528 miles (4068 km) |
AUS Austin | 8h 0m | 2h 0m | 2566 miles (4129 km) |
ORD Chicago | 8h 0m | 1h 54m | 2364 miles (3804 km) |
HOU Houston | 8h 5m | 1h 40m | 2618 miles (4212 km) |
DAL Dallas | 8h 8m | 1h 20m | 2438 miles (3923 km) |
TPA Tampa | 8h 17m | 1h 4m | 2984 miles (4801 km) |
IAH Houston | 8h 19m | 1h 11m | 2596 miles (4177 km) |
TUL Tulsa | 8h 19m | 40m | 2340 miles (3765 km) |
BNA Nashville | 8h 24m | 1h 30m | 2367 miles (3809 km) |
RDU Raleigh/Durham | 8h 27m | 3h 0m | 2474 miles (3981 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 8h 32m | 2h 9m | 2502 miles (4026 km) |
DTW Detroit | 8h 32m | 2h 22m | 2393 miles (3850 km) |
OKC Oklahoma City | 8h 39m | 2h 59m | 2352 miles (3784 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 8h 41m | 31m | 2321 miles (3734 km) |
JFK New York | 8h 45m | 37m | 2696 miles (4338 km) |
MCO Orlando | 8h 49m | 1h 29m | 2989 miles (4809 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 8h 53m | 56m | 2650 miles (4264 km) |
EWR New York | 8h 57m | 1h 37m | 2661 miles (4282 km) |
SAN San Diego | 9h 9m | 2h 53m | 2392 miles (3849 km) |
SJC San Jose | 9h 38m | 2h 30m | 2740 miles (4409 km) |
SFO San Francisco | 9h 45m | 2h 13m | 2788 miles (4486 km) |
OAK Oakland | 9h 50m | 1h 5m | 2778 miles (4470 km) |
ABQ Albuquerque | 10h 2m | 1h 44m | 2334 miles (3755 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 10h 28m | 2h 20m | 2601 miles (4185 km) |
CMH Columbus | 11h 39m | 32m | 2325 miles (3741 km) |
LGA New York | 11h 40m | 1h 9m | 2692 miles (4331 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 12h 13m | 2h 59m | 2348 miles (3778 km) |

