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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
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Washington, D.C.
4h 33mNonstop
from $300per person
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Price, demand and travel trends for Los Angeles to District of Columbia flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

What are the cheapest fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia recently?

The cheapest fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia on KAYAK in the last week were to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD) from $300 round-trip and to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National (DCA) from $308 round-trip.

How do fares into airports in District of Columbia compare?

According to KAYAK data from the last 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into District of Columbia from Los Angeles are:

• Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD) (avg. price $448)
• Washington, D.C. Reagan-National (DCA) (avg. price $482)

Are flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia are about 19% lower than they were in November last year, averaging $370 round-trip.

What's the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

January is typically the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to District of Columbia, with round-trip fares averaging $400. June and March are usually the most expensive, averaging $513 and $503, respectively.

How do fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia vary by day of the week?

On average, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly from Los Angeles to District of Columbia and Sunday is the most expensive. Looking at the past 12 months of KAYAK data, it's 34% more expensive to fly on a Sunday compared to Wednesday.

What's the best time of day to fly from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

It's cheapest to fly to District of Columbia in the evening with average prices of $323. The morning is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $493.

What's the best time to book a flight from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

Book your flights 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 45% compared to booking at the last minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Key details for Los Angeles to District of Columbia flights

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$169
Beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 27% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

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

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Los Angeles to District of Columbia 
karenFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2024
Personal tips are bring your own food if you're hungry; keep foot space as open as possible for leg room; pack your patience
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2024
Get to the airport on time because traffic in LA is unexpected

Your Los Angeles to District of Columbia flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    Yes. Fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $340 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from Los Angeles to District of Columbia have typically cost between $340 and $601.

  • What are the main airports serving District of Columbia?

    Flights to District of Columbia use two main airports, Washington, D.C. Reagan-National (DCA) and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD).

  • Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, 4 airlines offer nonstop flights on this route:

    • United Airlines
    • American Airlines
    • Alaska Airlines
    • Delta

  • Which destinations in District of Columbia can I fly nonstop from Los Angeles?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles to just one destination in District of Columbia: Washington, D.C..

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    Yes, nonstop flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia average $476 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Boston Logan Intl (BOS) (avg. price $270)
    • New York John F Kennedy Intl (JFK) (avg. price $308)
    • Houston Hobby (HOU) (avg. price $325)

  • How long is a flight from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    Nonstop flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia take 4h 55m on average. The fastest scheduled flight takes 4h 40m, flying into Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD).

  • Which cabin classes are available from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    On flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks around District of Columbia?

    District of Columbia is home to many popular sights. KAYAK travelers' favorites include:

    • Walter E. Washington Convention Center
    • National Mall
    • Capital One Arena
    • Nationals Park

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from Los Angeles to District of Columbia?

    The earliest nonstop flight from Los Angeles to District of Columbia departs at 7:35 am and the latest leaves at 11:59 pm. Nonstop flights take about 4h 55m.

Your guide to booking Los Angeles to District of Columbia flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 45% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • Flexible with your dates? Fly in January to save some money. It's typically the cheapest month on this route, while flights in June will cost you the most.
  • Fly out on a Wednesday to get the cheapest fares. Avoid Sunday flights, which are about 34% more expensive.
  • If you're watching your budget, fly into Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD) which has the lowest average airfare in the region. Just remember to budget for any onward travel by bus, car or domestic flight.
  • Whether you're trying to save time or money, Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl (IAD) is usually your best option from Los Angeles.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to District of Columbia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4223 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

2.0 MediocreJames, Apr 2026
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Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Can not wait for seating change to reduce the amount of pre boards - it’s disheartening the abuse. And then then deplaning

The flight took off late, which really stressed me out for 5 hours worrying about my connection. We started boarding late... not sure why. There was a long line for preboard of folks that needed assistance or were in wheelchairs and not enough attendants to help. There was one lady who seemed to hold up regular boarding bc she needed to consolidate her 3 bags into 2. I'm wondering why we all had to wait for her and not board around her. Crew on board was great! So funny, so helpful and very nice. They reassured me my connecting flight would wait... and it dead. Seems it was waiting on several connecting flights, so it took off late too. Overall a very long trip but I'm glad I didn't have to spend the night in the Baltimore airport. And why are SW terminals so far from each other. I had to haul from the end of one terminal to the end of different terminal to catch my flight.

Best domestic airline in the USA. Excellent fares and two bags included with every fare (only carrier to do so).

The crew was fabulous, outstanding, friendly, attentive and just great, really made my flight one of the best I've ever had, thank you southwest crew flight #474, from Los Angeles to San Francisco on April 2,2024

Agent could not provide me a boarding pass for the second leg of my flights - yet with a partner airline. Not understood.

The flights were all late and they would not refund my money

Staff were great but we were delayed on the tarmac for over an hour.

Comfortable seat, a little delay, very informative. Love Wi-Fi

late take off - which they blamed on ATC 1000 times. Fake news that there was no room overhead for carry-ons. Seat space was so tiny I could barely drink my coffee. Cabin was freezing cold. Seat was hard. Zero in-flight entertainment. Only good thing was we arrived on time. Not a good experience!

Flight was excellent , crew were very helpful and kind. No entertainment was needed as it was an overnight flight. Keep up the great work. Thank you 😊

More transparency about the fact that the aircraft is a Boeing 737-max. The flight was fine and the plane is comfortable but giving all the issues that aircraft has had, there needs to be more transparency that Alaska is using it.

Was on a red eye departed at 9pm and arrived at 5 am...we were all asleep before snacks and drinks. We were happy we got on seated and comfortable. We arrive sleepy safe and sound. That's a win! Thank you Alaska Airlines and staff!

Soda cans were mini-size; snacks were teeny. Options for entertainment on trans-continent flights were bad - no seat screens and no way to support device (as seen on other airlines) so had to hold device in position. Just overall, not good (compared to United)

First time traveling with them and they were great leaving on time arriving on time very clean planes 😊

Wifi is very frustrating - could not connect and therefore unable to work on the trip

awesome team work seen since on board till off plane in my destination. thanks you so much.

My return flight to Honolulu (UA 1170) was on a 777-200. I’d forgotten the weird seating arrangement in first-class (2-2-2); I was in 1B, so I faced the passenger in 1C. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the flight computer, so we left LA an hour late (6:05pm). The meal I chose was Korean BBQ Glazed short rib. It was served with a nice salad and fried rice. This meal was better than breakfast on the outgoing leg. All in all, a decent flying experience. Ratings: 777: 3.75, food: 3.5, service: 5 (out of 5).

Baggage claim signs were not updated with my flight information, so I had to guess. The app wasn't updated either.

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

Luggage management is poor, my missing luggage is still lingering.

Lost luggage again. Our second trip to Mykonos, and 2nd time no luggage.

The crew was great! The issue for me is the aircraft. The Airbus A32x is just not comfortable enough and the entertainment delivery via personal devices is problematic.

This flight left LAX on time and arrived early in HNL. The flight crew was excellent, no issues with service or attentiveness. My issue is with the A321neo ... First class should be renamed business class as the seats are not that comfortable. And, having to use my phone as the entertainment device is just not acceptable ... I'm not going to carry a tablet so I can watch a movie. The music choices are limited, at least IMO.

Totally uninformed of the situation. Not yet sure about compensation. Highly disappointed.

It was decent, there was no WiFi on the flight but the FA’s gave everyone a warning once we boarded the plane. Unfortunately it didn't give me enough time to download my entertainment content.

American Airlines was horrible! The layover flight to DFW was delayed with no clear communication and for us having to stay the whole day which led to staying a night in Dallas was comped with 2 $12 dollar vouchers and a crappy hotel. We missed a whole day in Tokyo for our honeymoon and stressed the whole 24 hours. We were supposed to leave at the same time the following day, but that was delayed hours again. And instead of letting the delayed flight go first, they let the flight that was scheduled ahead of us. American should refund us the day wasted in Dallas that should have been in Tokyo! We had lost out on paid events that we can’t get refunded. When we finally did leave, it was a good flight. You would think that was the only issue with American but we from the LAX layover, we were delayed 6 hours and were given a $12 dollar voucher that covered a drink only. The only communication we were given then was that because they were delayed in a prior flight we were delayed again. I don’t understand why it was only with American that we had such a bad time with! They have definitely left a sour taste in our mouths for our honeymoon! And then they did send an email saying we could have 2K miles…. For what? To be delayed into another day and miss our flight again?

I was able to enlist on standby for an earlier flight, and eventually made it (last row). However, the experience was poor and felt unfair. On the standby list, I was ranked #2 (#1 had been cleared a seat). The person ranked as #3, who was also in the queue alongside me was given a seat much earlier - with group 4 boarding (a seat within the first 2 rows after business class). When inquired about why I was skipped-over on the priority list, the gate agent first paused (likely cuz she couldn't explain) - and then gave me the standard expectation that if a space opens up, she'll give me the seat. Despite my priority ranking being higher, I was unduly held-back, and could have missed the plane - unfairly giving advantage to someone else. Luckily one seat opened up; but given the unfair assignment of standby seat by gate-agent, this was a subpar boarding experience.

The airline was small and the seats were not comfortable to sit in for that length of time.

On time and stellar premium class service. Not liking non LCD display in seat backs - miss the convenience of not using your own device.

It was my first time flying with Alaska Airlines and it was a pleasure!

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

Airport staff was terrible, they made up excusses on how I can get to my terminal, I missed my flight then had to pay for A whole other flight! Worst experience ever, even A employee also loughed and said yea sorry for our poor training.

It was awful ....my first time flying on it and I will NEVER fly it again ....everything about it was terrible .....most especially the flight attendants

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

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