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KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on first class flights to Washington, D.C.

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Washington, D.C., as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Washington, D.C., as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap First Class Flight Deals to Washington, D.C.

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from the United States to Washington, D.C. currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. 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 first class round-trip flight deals to Washington, D.C.

Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:20 am
ATL
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IAD
1h 50mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 2:34 pm
IAD
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ATL
1h 59mnonstop
$483United Airlines
Wed, Jun 24 - Tue, Jun 30
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 8:50 am
ATL
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IAD
3h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:22 pm - 11:58 pm
IAD
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ATL
3h 36m
1 stop
$518American Airlines
Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 8:50 am
ATL
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IAD
3h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:22 pm - 11:58 pm
IAD
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ATL
3h 36m
1 stop
$519American Airlines
Tue, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 3
American Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 11:59 pm
ATL
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IAD
5h 14m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:22 pm - 11:58 pm
IAD
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ATL
3h 36m
1 stop
$537American Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Sun, Jul 19
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:20 am
ATL
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IAD
1h 50mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:28 pm - 12:30 am
IAD
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ATL
2h 02mnonstop
$552United Airlines
Tue, Jun 9 - Thu, Jun 11
United Airlines Logo
2:41 pm - 4:35 pm
ATL
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IAD
1h 54mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:28 pm - 12:30 am
IAD
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ATL
2h 02mnonstop
$553United Airlines
Wed, Jun 17 - Mon, Jun 22
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 2:02 pm
DFW
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IAD
7h 32m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:39 pm - 12:19 am
IAD
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DFW
5h 40m
1 stop
$618Delta
Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 21
Delta Logo
10:45 pm - 12:40 am
ATL
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BWI
1h 55mnonstop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 8:52 am
BWI
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ATL
1h 52mnonstop
$737Delta
Thu, Sep 3 - Sun, Sep 6
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:48 pm
SEA
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IAD
8h 48m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:37 am
IAD
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SEA
5h 37mnonstop
$1,115Alaska Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 14
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:35 pm - 5:40 am
SEA
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IAD
5h 05mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:47 pm - 9:20 am
IAD
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SEA
16h 33m
1 stop
$1,165Alaska Airlines

Good to Know - First Class Flights to Washington, D.C.

Low seasonAugust
Average price round-trip$1,408
Good deal round-trip$1,196
Good deal one-way$671
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)
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When to book first class flights to Washington, D.C.

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for first class flights to Washington, D.C., so you can find the best time to fly.
Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for first class flights to Washington, D.C., removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all the values for each month.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for first class 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.

FAQs for Washington, D.C. first class flights

  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to Washington, D.C.?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to Washington, D.C..

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to Washington, D.C.?

    Traveling to Washington, D.C. and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to Washington, D.C.?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can 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. for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to Washington, D.C.?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to Washington, D.C. is Southwest, with an overall rating of 7.9.

Top tips for finding first class flights to Washington, D.C.

  • What’s a good price for a first class ticket between United States and Washington, D.C.? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $520 or less one-way and $899 or less round-trip.
  • Try flying direct if you’re looking to save, as direct first class tickets are cheaper on average.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying 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 the United States 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 first class 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4285 reviews
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
PDX - OAK
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No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

The checking experience in Orlando was terrible, almost missed the flight. Too many travelers and Southwest completely understaffed.

I'm glad it wasn't only 75% full because I could get a good seat

if I was good. Not happy that I have to pay extra money to get the seat I need for lake room, but I guess that’s a sign of the times.

Seats were very comfortable. They tilted back. Drinks and snacks were free and served 3 times. Attendants were awesome.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

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.

I continue to be satisfied with Delta’s excellent service out of LGA. The digit id works well and gets me through security in no time. Whenever possible, I choose Delta.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

Enjoyed it very much. Especially liked the free WiFi that Delta offers.

Smooth flight. Left on time, and got in 15 minutes early. Onboard video was great

For some reason, TSA Atlanta didn’t have my bag on the flight on time and they don’t have to provide Delta a reason for that.

WiFi didn’t work on two of four planes. Flight attendants were not overly friendly or welcoming. Planes were extremely slow to board and deplane.

Delta does a great job with entertainment and free wifi. I can still be in touch with my colleagues while in the air.

Aside from a completely packed plane, I really have no complaints.

Bus to plane was delayed for no apparent reason and our luggage was still on the belt when they shut it off. Took about 20 minutes to turn it back on to get our luggage.

It was a pleasant surprise to have complimentary Wi-Fi on the flight

We were a little disappointed to not be able to complete check in online without uploading pics of passports. Also we have KTN's and they weren't on our boarding passes when we got to security. Had to trek back to counter to have them fix.

Excellent service in Polaris class IAD to ZRH. Arrived rested and well fed after the overnight flight.

It's a short hop. My carryon was checked at the gate, I didn't have to drag it all over the airport. Excellent wheelchair assist.

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

Terrific in every way. On time, professional staff, multiple movie options to select, great food and drink.

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

I liked that it was on time, however, the food was not good.

Offered to check carry on to final destination. This is the most absurd thing in the world. I'm carrying on because I need what is in the carry-on. I'm okay with picking up at next stop but then I will be on much larger plane that can accommodate it. Also, if there is ever a change to your flight. Go to the airport and have the people there fix your ticket. Don't do it over the phone or online with United they screwed us up and ended up with flights for our last leg that took off before our first leg.

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.

It was okay, the food was good, but after the landing there was not enough time for luggage and security to catch a connection. It was crowded on board.

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.

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 :)

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.

Not to have gotten delayed by 2+ hours for the fourth straight American flight. They're the worst.

Other than nearly three hour delay for maintenance issues, everything went smooth

Snow delayed boarding several times, which I understand happens. Issue I had was that after we did board, pilot told us we were going to roll out to be de-iced, then on our way. We were de-iced once, taxied to the tarmac and then stopped. Sat for another 30 minutes or so, the another de-icing. Then we rolled out to a parking spot, only to sit for another hour due to a traffic stop in DCA, which I'm confident they knew would happen before we boarded. Pilot gave no updates other than we had to hold, attendants did speak to the crew, but when asked, said the pilot would be updating us. We on the ground in the plane waiting for over 2 hours. They did communicate that bathrooms would be open, but no other news until we left. Would have been better to be up front about status.

The staff at the check in counter was so rude. Made you feel Incompetent

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

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