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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 District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

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 District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Air New Zealand connects District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area with 63 flights per week. United Airlines also offers 63 flights per week, while Virgin Australia follows with 56 flights per week.

There are 2 airports in San Francisco Bay Area. The busiest airport is San Francisco Airport (SFO), with 90% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in San Francisco Bay Area is San Jose Airport (SJC), with an average flight price of $304.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $539. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $784 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $540 on average. Morning departures are around 16% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $717.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from District of Columbia found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $357 round-trip. The most popular route is Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $357.

The cheapest month for flights from District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area is January, when tickets cost $258 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $335 and $307 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

From District of Columbia, there are direct flights to San Francisco Bay Area from 1 city. This city is Washington, D.C. and there are 273 direct flights each week.

There are around 39 direct flights from within District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area every day. Most flights (38%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 273 direct flights from within District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from District of Columbia to San Francisco Bay Area takes 7h 22m, covering a distance of 2418 miles. The shortest route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO) with an average flight time of 5h 42m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco Bay Area. Instead, there are 273 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Washington, D.C..

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San Francisco (78% of total searches to San Francisco Bay Area). The next most popular destinations are San Jose (12%) and Oakland (9%). Searches for flights to Santa Rosa (1%) are also popular.