$37 Find Cheap Flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia

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Book Cheap Atlanta to District of Columbia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Atlanta to District of Columbia

Tue, May 26 - Tue, May 26
Frontier Logo
2:23 pm - 4:21 pm
ATL
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IAD
1h 58mnonstop
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7:37 pm - 9:54 pm
IAD
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ATL
2h 17mnonstop
$78Frontier
Sat, Jun 20 - Sat, Aug 15
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2:03 pm - 4:00 pm
ATL
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IAD
1h 57mnonstop
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6:49 am - 9:00 am
IAD
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ATL
2h 11mnonstop
$82Frontier
Tue, May 26 - Sun, May 31
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2:23 pm - 4:21 pm
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IAD
1h 58mnonstop
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11:07 am - 1:15 pm
IAD
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ATL
2h 08mnonstop
$83Frontier
Tue, Jul 21 - Wed, Jul 29
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8:23 am - 10:13 am
ATL
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IAD
1h 50mnonstop
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11:17 am - 1:14 pm
IAD
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ATL
1h 57mnonstop
$84Frontier
Mon, Jun 22 - Tue, Jun 30
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3:24 pm - 5:31 pm
ATL
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IAD
2h 07mnonstop
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11:24 am - 1:25 pm
IAD
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ATL
2h 01mnonstop
$86Frontier
Sun, May 31 - Fri, Jun 5
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8:17 am - 10:12 am
ATL
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IAD
1h 55mnonstop
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11:07 am - 1:15 pm
IAD
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ATL
2h 08mnonstop
$88Frontier
Fri, May 29 - Fri, Jun 5
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9:15 am - 11:05 am
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DCA
1h 50mnonstop
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6:55 pm - 8:50 pm
DCA
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ATL
1h 55mnonstop
$169Southwest
Sun, May 24 - Mon, May 25
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8:25 pm - 10:15 pm
ATL
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DCA
1h 50mnonstop
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7:25 am - 9:20 am
DCA
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ATL
1h 55mnonstop
$173Southwest
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
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8:45 pm - 10:45 pm
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DCA
2h 00mnonstop
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11:40 am - 3:10 pm
DCA
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ATL
3h 30m
1 stop
$175Southwest
Wed, May 27 - Sat, May 30
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6:00 am - 8:06 am
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DCA
2h 06mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:56 pm - 3:57 pm
DCA
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2h 01mnonstop
$185American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Atlanta to District of Columbia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Atlanta to District of Columbia departing in May.

What is the cheapest Atlanta to District of Columbia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to District of Columbia from Atlanta found in the last 72 hours was to Baltimore, at $56 round-trip. The most popular route is from Atlanta (ATL) to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $57.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $248 on average. Morning departures are around 22% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $368.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia, 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 from Atlanta to District of Columbia is October, when tickets cost $169 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $365 and $297 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to District of Columbia on a Friday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to Atlanta, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Tuesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Atlanta to District of Columbia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$37
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Atlanta to Washington Dulles Airport

Flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Atlanta to District of Columbia 
GailFlew with American Airlines
ATL
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DCA
Feb 2026
American to DCA is great because they arrive and depart from Terminal T which is the closest terminal to the airport entrance/exit. No need to hike/take the train to one of the other terminals where Delta, the most prevalent airline at ATL has flights.
LaToyaFlew with American Airlines
ATL
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DCA
Feb 2026
Get Pre-Check to be able to get through Hartsfield-Jackson’s checkpoint quickly.

FAQs - booking District of Columbia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

    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 from Atlanta to District of Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

    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 from Atlanta to District of Columbia 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 from Atlanta to District of Columbia?

    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 from Atlanta to District of Columbia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to District of Columbia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Atlanta to the following destinations at these prices or less: Washington, D.C. $117 one-way - $169 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Atlanta to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Atlanta to District of Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Atlanta to District of Columbia? 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4305 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Truly terrible. Will never willingly fly southwest again. Seats are worse than before they switched to assigned seating. One flight attendant was the opposite of helpful (rude, unhelpful, dismissive, and as my stranger seatmate said unprompted: a total prick). This caused me, 15 minutes into the flight, to book an alternate return flight home on a competing airline (first class 1.2k purchase instead of my existing planned flight) just so I would not have to ever be on that aircraft, with that terrible service person, with those horrific seats ever again.

2.0 MediocreJoshua, May 2026
TPA - LAS
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Truly terrible. Will never willingly fly southwest again. Seats are worse than before they switched to assigned seating. One flight attendant was the opposite of helpful (rude, unhelpful, dismissive, and as my stranger seatmate said unprompted: a total prick). This caused me, 15 minutes into the flight, to book an alternate return flight home on a competing airline (first class 1.2k purchase instead of my existing planned flight) just so I would not have to ever be on that aircraft, with that terrible service person, with those horrific seats ever again.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

First time I've had to use the disabled accommodations. And I could not have had a better experience with Southwest, i was having trouble getting from one terminal to another due to my heart failure. And the next thing I know a Southwest agent had made sure. I had a wheelchair at all my flights. Can't thank them enough.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

We waited in the airplane for over 45 min for a southwest employee to make the flight. This cause over half the plane to miss their connecting flight in Denver. When we confronted the desk upon arrival, they told us the only flight they had was the next day leaving at 8:50 pm!!! Or they offered to get us to Burbank or LA, but after that we were on our own to get back to Santa Barbara. I paid for a flight from sba to bna bna to sba. My re entry into mom mode has been 💯 rough because of southwest mistake with my flight. And now I’m leaving to Reno tomorrow for a vballl tournament and just discovered that my leg in Vegas has me and my 3 kids on a stand by flight even though I had booked these ticket last year November!! Do better southwest!

In a world of delays, Delta was on time both ways! Boarding was fast and efficient. Staff was friendly. AND wifi worked.

No entertainment. Plane was so small had to pink tag a carry on ive used for 20 years easily on board. The fact the flight got in at midnight, had to wait for crew in fort wayne to allow the plane to approach the gate, THEN had to wait for bag on jet bridge made experience irritating at best.

Overall Good! The weather delayed our takeoff from Atlanta and our arrival in Miami! If Mother Nature can mess up a flight she will do it every time!

Subpar. The seating on the plane is almost unbearable. We are literally touching and/or sitting on each other which is totally unacceptable and shameful. Pilots and crew was very accommodating and friendly.

During the flight, the only refreshments provided were crackers and soft drinks; no substantial food was offered despite the international route. Furthermore, our initial flight was delayed, causing us to miss the connecting flight in Atlanta. The airline did not hold the connection, and we were informed that the next available flight is not for another 24 hours. While I am aware of alternative options via JetBlue, they operate out of JFK, which is not a viable solution for us as a resident of New Jersey.

Mechanical Delay of over an hour with multiple gate changes. Entertainment system down for rejuvenation.

First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

Same experience as the flight from Norfolk to Atlanta where people are boarded in zones that don't make sense. People behind you on the plane will get on before you and they take the luggage space on your row.

I was happy that I was able to get a last minute flight but unfortunately my seat was a middle seat. Even with Delta Comfort I wasn't comfortable

two hour delay and the Delta representative on the PA system was unable to understand

Was great in general, try to respect time and excuses when slight changes have been made, appreciated!

My bags were misplaced!!! Im in a foreign country with no bags

I had a terrible experience. My flight got delayed from Atlanta to Chicago on Monday April 6, 2026, and that led to me missing my next flight to Brussels. United Airlines didn’t provide me with any accommodation for shelter. I had to sleep at the airport in Chicago. The next flight I was put on didn’t leave until the evening hours of Tuesday 4/7/2026.

Just a bad day to fly. Flight was delayed from scheduled 6:50 pm departure to 8:50 pm. Combination of factors mostly related to weather at the destination airport (which is where the incoming flight originated) which delayed the inbound flight over an hour. Once on board, we taxied but had to hold again on the taxiway for 10 minutes or so. We did not get wheels up until after 9 pm. The flight was smooth but about 18 minutes from our destination, we had to hold for several minutes more due to weather at ORD. We finally landed at ORD about 11:08 pm (accounting for the time difference, that was about a 3 hour delay from our scheduled departure time). It felt like we were never going to get to our destination. But the flight crew and attendants were very good. The movie selection onboard was also very nice. Got to watch half of a movie just during our taxi from the gate at ATL due to the delay!

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Fine not above and beyond as I had a connection that was delayed due to maintenance

Bad food, bad service, cold cabin with no additional blankets when asked for (they told me they don’t provide additional blankets). I’m a frequent traveler and this is one of the worst companies I traveled with (by the way I thought that I booked my ticket with Lufthansa but I didn’t see that the flights were handled by United).

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

This was a hard flight. 3 delays out of OKC (1 on the Tarmac). Delay in Atlanta coming to Dallas. total travel time was the equivalent of driving from OKC to Atlanta.

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

Very disappointing. Flight was delayed by 1.5 hours and food options are very underwhelming even for first class seats (same food given to economy seats)

It was great. Smooth flight, comfortable, left on time and landed on time.

Horrible experience upon landing. Probably more due to DCA utter incompetence than AA.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

Poor communication ahead of time about flight delays and old planes/other equipment.

Never going to fly your airline again if it can be avoided.

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

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