How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California 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 from California to Washington, D.C..

How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California 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. from California 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 California 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 to California with another airline.

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California 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. from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Recent round-trip flight deals from California to Washington, D.C.

Fri, Oct 16 - Sat, Oct 24

12:21 am - 9:03 amLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

29h 42m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:42 pm - 12:34 amBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

9h 52m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$244Frontier

Fri, Oct 16 - Sat, Oct 31

12:21 am - 9:03 amLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

29h 42m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

10:16 am - 5:53 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

10h 37m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$244Frontier

Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 3

1:11 pm - 11:10 pmSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

6h 59m1 stop Charlotte Douglas

7:18 am - 12:39 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

8h 21m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$277American Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Sat, Oct 24

9:25 pm - 8:45 amSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

8h 20m1 stop Charlotte Douglas

4:04 pm - 11:38 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

10h 34m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$277American Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21

10:30 pm - 10:30 amSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

9h 00m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

3:04 pm - 9:24 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

9h 20m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$278United Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21

6:15 am - 4:37 pmSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

7h 22m1 stop Los Angeles

3:04 pm - 9:24 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

9h 20m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl

$278United Airlines

Wed, Dec 2 - Sat, Dec 5

4:52 pm - 5:37 amLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

9h 45m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

6:00 am - 5:45 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

14h 45m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$278Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Tue, Oct 27

8:00 pm - 7:47 amLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

8h 47m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

7:00 am - 2:46 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

10h 46m1 stop Denver Intl

$278Multiple Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10

11:40 am - 10:15 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

7h 35m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl

6:15 am - 12:33 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

9h 18m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl

$280JetBlue

Tue, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 31

6:10 am - 6:47 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

9h 37m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

3:54 pm - 11:59 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

11h 05m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

$280JetBlue

Recent last minute flight deals from California to Washington, D.C.

Fri, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 4

11:50 am - 8:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 10mnonstop

9:30 am - 12:09 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

5h 39mnonstop

$355Hawaiian Airlines

Fri, Oct 2 - Sat, Oct 24

12:38 pm - 12:10 amLAX Los Angeles-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8h 32m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:00 am - 10:24 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LAX Los Angeles

7h 24m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

$357Frontier

Fri, Oct 2 - Sat, Oct 24

12:59 am - 11:33 amLAX Los Angeles-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

7h 34m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

6:00 am - 10:24 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LAX Los Angeles

7h 24m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

$357Frontier

Wed, Sep 30 - Fri, Oct 2

5:43 pm - 5:55 amLAX Los Angeles-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

9h 12m1 stop San Francisco

10:30 am - 4:32 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LAX Los Angeles

9h 02m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$365United Airlines

Fri, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 4

11:50 am - 8:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 10mnonstop

5:00 pm - 8:54 amDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

18h 54m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$419Hawaiian Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 5

8:47 am - 8:00 pmSFO San Francisco-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

8h 13m1 stop Los Angeles

6:57 pm - 9:55 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-SFO San Francisco

5h 58mnonstop

$434Alaska Airlines

Wed, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 31

9:50 am - 9:29 pmSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

8h 39m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

4:04 pm - 9:46 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

8h 42m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$450American Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Tue, Oct 6

9:25 pm - 8:45 amSAN San Diego-BWI Baltimore/Washington

8h 20m1 stop Charlotte Douglas

6:30 pm - 11:19 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-SAN San Diego

7h 49m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$468American Airlines

Tue, Sep 29 - Mon, Nov 2

1:25 pm - 9:24 pmLAX Los Angeles-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

4h 59mnonstop

8:25 am - 11:14 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LAX Los Angeles

5h 49mnonstop

$496United Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 5

11:21 am - 11:59 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

9h 38m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

7:24 pm - 10:50 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

18h 26m1 stop San Diego

$549Alaska Airlines

Recent direct flight deals from California to Washington, D.C.

Wed, Dec 2 - Sat, Dec 5

11:30 am - 7:15 pmLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

4h 45mnonstop

5:50 pm - 8:40 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

5h 50mnonstop

$287Southwest

Tue, Dec 8 - Sat, Dec 12

6:15 am - 2:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

4h 55mnonstop

5:50 pm - 8:40 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

5h 50mnonstop

$287Southwest

Tue, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 31

8:32 am - 4:37 pmLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

5h 05mnonstop

11:25 am - 2:18 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

5h 53mnonstop

$287United Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 4

12:40 pm - 8:38 pmLAX Los Angeles-BWI Baltimore/Washington

4h 58mnonstop

8:30 am - 11:24 amBWI Baltimore/Washington-LAX Los Angeles

5h 54mnonstop

$287United Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

11:51 am - 8:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 09mnonstop

9:30 am - 12:09 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

5h 39mnonstop

$293Alaska Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 18

11:57 am - 8:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 03mnonstop

9:30 am - 12:17 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

5h 47mnonstop

$295Alaska Airlines

Sat, Oct 31 - Tue, Nov 10

1:48 pm - 9:45 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

4h 57mnonstop

8:42 am - 11:45 amDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

6h 03mnonstop

$296American Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

9:42 pm - 5:32 amLAX Los Angeles-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

4h 50mnonstop

6:00 am - 8:46 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LAX Los Angeles

5h 46mnonstop

$296American Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

7:35 am - 3:29 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

4h 54mnonstop

4:40 pm - 7:18 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

5h 38mnonstop

$297Delta

Tue, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 31

7:35 am - 3:29 pmLAX Los Angeles-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

4h 54mnonstop

4:40 pm - 7:18 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LAX Los Angeles

5h 38mnonstop

$297Delta

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How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California 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 from California to Washington, D.C..
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California 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. from California 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 California 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 to California with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California 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. from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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