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$243 Find cheap flights from Ireland to Washington, D.C.

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Flights to Washington, D.C. - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Washington, D.C. to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Washington, D.C.?

The average price of all flights to Washington, D.C. clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Washington, D.C. is Friday where tickets can be as cheap as $512. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where prices are $655 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Washington, D.C.?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Washington, D.C., removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Washington, D.C. is February, where tickets cost $400 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets from Ireland is $823 and $672 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $400.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Washington, D.C.?

The average price for all flights to Washington, D.C. depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Washington, D.C. is generally in the evening, when flights cost $538 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Washington, D.C. is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $548.

What is a good deal for flights to Washington, D.C.?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Washington, D.C., 25% of our users found tickets to Washington, D.C. for the following prices or less: From Dublin $483 one-way - $632 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Washington, D.C.?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Washington, D.C., removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Washington, D.C.?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Washington, D.C. is Baltimore/Washington Airport, with an average flight price of $141.

Which airlines fly to Washington, D.C.?

In general from Ireland, Aer Lingus, United Airlines and Ethiopian Air fly the most to Washington, D.C.. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Washington, D.C..

Which airline offers the most flights to Washington, D.C.?

Of the 13 airlines that fly to Washington, D.C., American Airlines offers the most flights, with around 2,561 per week, followed by United Airlines with 2,513 flights per week.

How many airports are there in Washington, D.C.?

There are 3 airports in Washington, D.C.: Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Baltimore/Washington Airport (BWI). The busiest airport is Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), with 38% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Washington, D.C.?

The duration of your flight to Washington, D.C. depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Washington, D.C. on KAYAK are from Dublin, which takes 7h 50m, Cork, which takes 18h 10m, and Shannon, which takes 25h 17m.

How many direct flights to Washington, D.C. are there each day?

There are around 1,265 direct flights from within Ireland to Washington, D.C. every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 48% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Washington, D.C. are there each week?

Each week there are around 8,852 direct flights from within Ireland to Washington, D.C.. The most common day for departures is Wednesday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Washington, D.C. each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Washington, D.C.. Instead, there are 28 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Dublin.

How many cities have direct flights to Washington, D.C.?

From Ireland, there are direct flights to Washington, D.C. from 1 city. This city is Dublin and there are 28 direct flights each week.

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FAQs - booking Washington, D.C. flights

  • Which Washington, D.C. airport is closest to central Washington, D.C.?

    Out of the 2 airports in Washington, D.C., Reagan Washington National Airport is the nearest to the city center (4 miles). You'll travel 22 miles to reach the center of Washington, D.C. if you land in Washington Dulles Airport

  • How much is a flight to Washington, D.C.?

    On average, a flight to Washington, D.C. costs $691. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $379 and departed from Dublin Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Washington, D.C.?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Washington, D.C..

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Washington, D.C.?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Washington, D.C.?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Washington, D.C. with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Washington, D.C.?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to Washington, D.C.?

Find which airlines fly direct to Washington, D.C., which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Ireland to Washington, D.C.

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

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Nonstop returns

Washington, D.C. to Ireland

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +72 more

ANA, ASKY, +73 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +73 more

ANA, ASKY, +74 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Ireland to Washington, D.C.

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Washington, D.C.. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Ireland to Washington, D.C.. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Washington, D.C.? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11118 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.7Boarding
7.2Comfort
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Only water and pretzels served on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. No video screens and so no wired audio. Poor sound on plan so did not understand anything said by crew. This is a safety issue. Electrical socket did not retain charging block so could not charge phone. No video screen so could not watch movies. Phone is not a substitute.

2.0 MediocreTed, May 2024STT - IAD
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Only water and pretzels served on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. No video screens and so no wired audio. Poor sound on plan so did not understand anything said by crew. This is a safety issue. Electrical socket did not retain charging block so could not charge phone. No video screen so could not watch movies. Phone is not a substitute.

The food that was offered based on class level of your ticket was absolutely ridiculous and disgusting. They didn't even hot tea to serve, the food was horrible. On our departure flight I was seated in premium plus economy and considering the cost of the flight the food was literally some of the worst I've ever eaten. On the return flight I sat in economy with extra leg room and was given a thin little throw "blanket" and a flimsy little pillow. The air condition was on artic and the seating arrangement wasn't really worth the money. The seat didn't recline good enough and the foot rest was laughable. Total waste.

All flights were on time and boarding was issue free

Water service would be great. The way they board is terrible. Slow passengers first😂😂 They need to smart up a bit

I like the non stop flight to Lagos. The cabin crew were great, the food was alright and the ride was smooth. The downside is there wasn’t wifi connection from Lagos to Washington as stated. The 11hrs flight, became boring at times because of no wifi.

It got me where I needed it to; not much more. It had no competition so that was why I chose it.

Plane didn’t even make it off the ground. We all had to get off and walk to a different terminal (lots of confusion) to get on a different plane. Landed fairly late, connections missed.

One of the best flying experiences I’ve ever had.

The flight cancellation and process for getting a new flight was not that clear. United also had some delays that were unexpected. I am the most disappointed by the fact that I originally bought a Lufthansa ticket, only to be flown by United.

Need to have more snacks for the duration and coffee.

Short flight so not much to rate. Surprised I had to pay for a soda.

the room on the plane was good but that is because flight not sold the other three seat and I had room. the food in terrible.

First the price I paid was excellent, my flight was full, but my seat was roomy. The one downside to the experience was they had games on the entertainment console. The guy behind me poked at my head about half the flight. I hope they get rid of this feature.

Very good need to offer better choice of food for business

They should. Heck planes more often not when they are suppose to be leaving causing delays

Crew was fantastic got lovely food and plenty of water. Entertainment was good. Never had to ask for anything. Left on time and got to Seattle early. Luggage did not take long either.

Always find Aer Lingus reliable and good value for money. Food on this flight was pretty basic and the headphone Jack at my seat only worked for one ear. Little disappointed in movie selection, limited on recent releases. Staff are okay - but I always buy a cheap ticket so not like I expect first class opulence anyway!!!

Boarding was so quick, flight was ahead of time which is great and the pilot spoke clearly and was letting people know everything, amazing, love travelling with you 😊

Great hospitality and service! Seats are better cushioned then some

Great hospitality and service! Seats could always be cushioned better.

did not get the seats we had specially paid for

This is a no frills airline. You cant expect much for the price. Low cost flight, clean, nice staff. That's all I need for the price. If you want more, book with another airline and pay more. For Europe trips, PLAY is the ONLY airline I use

Misleading instructions for check in. Although I did virtual check in and was instructed to head to security, once I was at security, they told me to go back to Play ticket counter and get paper tickets. Also, beware that Play doesn’t participate in TSA PreCheck. I didn’t know that, despite entering PreCheck info when I purchased the tickets. I wasted time in the TSA PreCheck line as well. So we had two setbacks at check in.

It's a budget airline, so forewarned is forearmed. Yes, you pay for everything like carry-on, checked baggage, seat selection, but that's becoming the case with major airlines. Bringing your own snacks and entertainment on board is highly recommended. It's no frills, but the crew, the plane and the flight itself was great. If you want pampering go for a larger airline. If you just want to get from A to B in comfort and safety, Play is a great choice.

It is a low cost airline. Staff are courteous. There is no entertainment. Food is purchased.

Upon boarding, the people at the gate were extremely rude, there were no outlets on a 6 hour international flight, there was no entertainment, all food and drink was purchase only (even snacks), and my seat reclining function was fully broken. The only redeeming quality was the flight attendants were extremely nice. This was by far the worst flight I have ever been on in my entire life

I don’t know how international flights can’t have media screens to keep people entertained for the long flight. Ugh.

Typical experience for budget airline. Boarding from KEF required bus transit from the gate to plane, so if you had "priority boarding" it was useless as it was simply a free-for-all when getting off the bus. But still no issues with getting our luggage into overhead bin so not really a problem.

Was very apprehensive about flying Play, but the flight was fine. Nothing special, nothing horrible. Fair price to get from New York to Iceland.

I wasn’t able to check in online the day before or the day of because their web configuration or business model idk. I arrived an hour early and check was closed and there was no one around to speak to and eventually was told there was no possible way to get a digital ticket despite I had no luggage to check and would have easily made it through security to boarding and had to pay for a new ticket for $330 ontop of the $169 I spend for the ticket and then I missed my rental car for $305 because I only arrived at midnight instead of noon that I was originally intended. All booked through kayak. I hope there is some kind of insurance from kayak because this was totally preventable had I not been blocked by play air from getting my check in and plane ticket.

So Iceland Air is one step above Spirit Airlines. They do not feed you unless you pay for it or are in Saga Class. So, bring your food. They have a drink service, but it's in a large Dixie cup. Ask for the can, that is the only way you'll get a real drink. Also, we missed our connecting flight so they put us up in a flea-bag motel. Don't get me wrong, the staff was nice and friendly, however, there was no shower gel or shampoo in the hotel. We have to go to the corner store to pick some up. The room was not in great shape. Holes in the bathroom, a badly repaired ceiling in the room. The window was warn out. So, you get the just of how bad it was.

Food and staff were excellent. Seats on Saga (business class) are comparable to domestic first class of US Airlines, regarding space and recline. Entertainment options had little international component.

Flight delayed Delay to the gate upon arrival Baggage took more than an hour so we missed our connecting!!! Terrible experience!

There is no food without paying $. Only soft drinks are included in your fare.

Some drinks and basic snack will be good. Water should be served at least once an hour. Blankets for folks who might be cold.

Pros: "Flight was relatively empty. Professional crew, comfortable seats"
Cons: "I think they skipped me with food service. Checking up on passengers who may have been sleeping would be nice. Headphones need to be purchased. Limited entertainment options."
Cons: "Communication about international COVID requirements before the day of departure."
Pros: "My seat cushion was out of alignment so not great. But I like the two side seat configuration."
Cons: "Boarding is a zoo. Board by row. It’s faster."
Pros: "Icelandair crew were very hospitable and accompodating"
Cons: "I have never sat in such a narrow seat. Literally could not put my hand down the side to pull out my seat belt. Two days later I still have sores from where the side of the seats hit my hips. Did not even provide complimentary peanuts."
Cons: "Took far too long for drinks service into the flight. Almost 2 hours in before drinks came around to me"

It was freezing in the airplane. Everyone was wearing everything they had with them. The crew acknowledged it was cold, but did nothing about it

The flight attendants were superb and the service was outstanding. Some passengers with small children were very rude and inconsiderate, kids were constantly crying and some were running around the aisle unsupervised.

Terrible. There was a rattling noise the whole flight. The internet didn't work after I paid. Boarding is very disorganized.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

Lufthansa was amazing. Definitely upgrade your seat if you can swing it - they take very good care of their passengers. Customs in DC is nothing short of a nightmare though. Stood in line waiting to go back through security for 30 minutes, had to RUN through and across two terminals to make my connection and only had 5 minutes to spare. Terrible. Very very poor coordination by the airport staff and CBP.

I was ver pleased with the service all the way through

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Trouble keeps changing the time and I was booked different flight without knowing it was bad experience

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Washington, D.C. found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/14Sat
1 stopPLAY
11h 05mDUB-BWI
9/16Mon
1 stopPLAY
10h 15mBWI-DUB
$317
9/14Sat
1 stopPLAY
11h 05mDUB-IAD
9/16Mon
1 stopPLAY
10h 15mIAD-DUB
$333
9/12Thu
1 stopIcelandair
12h 00mDUB-IAD
9/19Thu
1 stopIcelandair
9h 35mIAD-DUB
$432
6/4Tue
1 stopIcelandair
12h 00mDUB-IAD
6/11Tue
1 stopIcelandair
9h 35mIAD-DUB
$444
9/14Sat
nonstopAer Lingus
7h 50mDUB-IAD
9/16Mon
nonstopAer Lingus
7h 05mIAD-DUB
$501
9/30Mon
nonstopAer Lingus
7h 50mDUB-IAD
10/2Wed
nonstopAer Lingus
7h 05mIAD-DUB
$599
5/24Fri
nonstopLufthansa
8h 00mDUB-IAD
5/27Mon
nonstopLufthansa
7h 05mIAD-DUB
$609
5/24Fri
nonstopLufthansa
8h 00mDUB-IAD
5/28Tue
nonstopLufthansa
7h 05mIAD-DUB
$616
6/10Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
8h 00mDUB-IAD
6/17Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 12mIAD-DUB
$621
5/15Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 03mDUB-DCA
5/21Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 10mDCA-DUB
$624

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Washington, D.C. found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/4Tue
1 stopJetBlue
11h 50mDUB-DCA
$243
11/1Fri
1 stopPLAY
10h 55mDUB-BWI
$249
9/22Sun
1 stopIcelandair
12h 00mDUB-IAD
$311
9/22Sun
1 stopIcelandair
12h 10mDUB-BWI
$339
11/1Fri
nonstopAer Lingus
8h 05mDUB-IAD
$368
9/24Tue
nonstopAer Lingus
7h 50mDUB-IAD
$399
6/25Tue
nonstopLufthansa
8h 00mDUB-IAD
$682
11/1Fri
nonstopLufthansa
8h 20mDUB-IAD
$718
5/27Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
8h 00mDUB-IAD
$1,037
6/30Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
8h 00mDUB-IAD
$1,176

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Washington, D.C. that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/9Thu
multi-stopPLAY
11h 05mDUB-IAD
5/16Thu
multi-stopPLAY
10h 45mIAD-DUB
$465
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 15mDUB-IAD
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 40mIAD-DUB
$598
5/9Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
13h 26mDUB-DCA
5/16Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
13h 35mDCA-DUB
$600
5/9Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 05mDUB-DCA
5/16Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
13h 35mDCA-DUB
$602
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 57mDUB-IAD
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 40mIAD-DUB
$604
5/10Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
8h 00mDUB-IAD
5/17Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
7h 15mIAD-DUB
$673
5/10Fri
multi-stopIcelandair
12h 10mDUB-BWI
5/17Fri
multi-stopIcelandair
12h 20mBWI-DUB
$682
5/9Thu
multi-stopIcelandair
12h 10mDUB-BWI
5/16Thu
multi-stopIcelandair
9h 35mBWI-DUB
$720
5/9Thu
nonstopLufthansa
8h 00mDUB-IAD
5/16Thu
nonstopLufthansa
7h 15mIAD-DUB
$771
5/9Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
13h 45mDUB-IAD
5/16Thu
nonstopLufthansa
7h 15mIAD-DUB
$782

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