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Cheapest round-trip
$277
Typical prices: $278-$375
Southwest
Wed 8/26Sat 8/29
MKE - DCA • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$139
Typical prices: $119-$355
JetBlue
Fri 8/28
MKE - DCA • 1 stop
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Cheapest • Avg $312 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Milwaukee to Reagan-National (MKE-DCA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Milwaukee to Reagan-National 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 Milwaukee to Reagan-National

Wed, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 29
Southwest Logo
8:10 am - 11:00 am
MKE
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DCA
1h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 8:25 am
DCA
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MKE
2h 00mnonstop
$277Southwest
Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
5:11 pm - 8:26 pm
MKE
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DCA
2h 15mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:42 pm - 9:54 pm
DCA
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MKE
2h 12mnonstop
$279American Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 7
American Airlines Logo
1:26 pm - 4:37 pm
MKE
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DCA
2h 11mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 12:56 pm
DCA
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MKE
2h 06mnonstop
$285American Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 29
Southwest Logo
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
MKE
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DCA
7h 00m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 8:25 am
DCA
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MKE
2h 00mnonstop
$287Southwest
Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 1
American Airlines Logo
2:02 pm - 9:59 pm
MKE
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DCA
6h 57m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:42 pm - 9:54 pm
DCA
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MKE
2h 12mnonstop
$289American Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 18
Southwest Logo
8:10 am - 11:00 am
MKE
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DCA
1h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:40 pm - 8:30 pm
DCA
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MKE
6h 50m
2 stops
$292Southwest
Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 19
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:10 am
MKE
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DCA
2h 10mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 4:40 pm
DCA
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MKE
2h 15mnonstop
$293American Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 19
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:10 am
MKE
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DCA
2h 10mnonstop
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5:00 am - 10:14 am
DCA
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MKE
6h 14m
1 stop
$295American Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 29
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5:19 pm - 11:48 pm
MKE
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DCA
5h 29m
1 stop
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9:39 am - 12:45 pm
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MKE
4h 06m
1 stop
$297Delta
Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 12:57 pm
MKE
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DCA
6h 57m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:35 am - 2:26 pm
DCA
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MKE
3h 51m
1 stop
$299American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Milwaukee to Reagan-National flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Milwaukee to Reagan-National to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport departing in August.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Reagan Washington National Airport on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, 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 Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport is September, where tickets cost $286 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $425 and $377 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $354 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, 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 Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 53% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Milwaukee to Reagan-National

 
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Harriet Baskas

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Low season

July

Cheapest flight

$139
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport

When to book flights from Milwaukee to Reagan-National

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Milwaukee to Reagan-National based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport was $139 for a one-way ticket and $277 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Milwaukee and Reagan Washington National Airport?

    A passport is not required to fly from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Milwaukee and Reagan Washington National Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $371 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $302 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    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 Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Reagan Washington National Airport from Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    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 Reagan Washington National Airport with an airline and back to Milwaukee with another airline. Booking your flights between Milwaukee and DCA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

    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 Reagan Washington National Airport from Milwaukee up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $174 or less one-way and $293 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Milwaukee to Reagan Washington National Airport?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Milwaukee-Mitchell to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National.
Find which airlines fly direct from Milwaukee-Mitchell Airport to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Milwaukee-Mitchell to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Monday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Direct returns

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Milwaukee-Mitchell

Monday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Friday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines,Southwest

American Airlines,Southwest

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Milwaukee to Reagan-National

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.. 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 Milwaukee to Reagan-National? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4243 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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It was good. Last flight was delayed but I always say that is in God's plan

8.0 ExcellentCarla, Jul 2026
LAS - RDU
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It was good. Last flight was delayed but I always say that is in God's plan

Red eye from San Diego. Temperature of the cabin was way too warm and the air duct flowed very little air.

Overall good, just screaming kids in the area the whole flight.

My experience will Southwest was good. I wish there was more entertainment and the boarding process was slow at time but other than that my experience was great definitely will be flying with SouthWest again.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours, meaning that a flight to Dwnver which should have arrived at 11pm came into the airport at 1 am. Made for a very long day.

I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure

The flight was delayed about 20 minutes, but this was an evening flight, so it comes as no surprise. This flight came a good 1.5 days ahead of hurricane Helene which was still far out in the gulf. However, the flight never removed the seated buckle light. The staff announced from the beginning that due to the bad weather (I suppose the hurricane a day and a half away) they would have to do an abbreviated service with water and a snack. I am fine with their water and snack offering, but this was one of the smoothest flights I've had in years. If Southwest believes a flight like this requires everyone to remain seated, then all of their flights should remain buckled for the entire flight. I cannot help but wonder if things like this are a sneaky way to cut back on expenses since the airline is currently under a lot of pressure to reduce costs.

Although the flight was delayed, but the crew was amazing. They did the best they could to make the time enjoyable.

My experience was find with Southwest. The only issue I have is...at the exact time for me to check in...I don't understand how I always end up in C.

We were headed for Florida and anxious to get there. Everything was absolutely the best. This is our first time with Southwest and it’s now our go to airline. Best ever.

Flight delayed due to ground hold. Republic airways did a great job.

The flight was smooth, the crew was great but the plane was quite old

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Probably not the fault of Delta but there was delay after delay after delay and I ended up getting home 4 hours later then I should have at 1:30 in the morning

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

The Dekta Rep that checked us in was great. She's very personable, pleasant, and can tell she enjoys her job.

Pretty standard flight. Delta has a good selection of movies.

1st flight had mechanical issues after we boarded and almost took off. They tried to fix on runway but couldn’t do we went back to the gate. They couldn’t fix it there either. So we had to deplane and board another plane 2 hrs later. All in all our flight was delayed 4 hrs so we had to cancel some business meeting we had in London for the morning since we were supposed to arrive at 7am and did not arrive until 11:45am. Also, the 2nd plane had mechanical issues as well but fortunately they were able to fix on runway.

Despite being delayed, we would still give a high score for this flight experience. For the first time in quite some time we had excellent customer service throughout our entire round trip. The flight attendants were the most polite we have experienced in our last ten flights at least (non of which were Delta and include business class). The food offered was a better selection than most—we just didn’t have any of it. Overall, almost as good as flying used to be. Thank you to Delta.

Our flight was great with an unexpected upgrade. However, four days into our travel we are still without a piece of luggage. The bag tracker has not been accurate, the airline is not communicating with me or the luggage delivery service and no one is willing to take responsibility or guarantee any kind of support or reimbursement. Unfortunately, we do not have the option to easily shop to replace items as we are currently on a cruise. I have been very disappointed by United Airlines response.

It was terribly delayed with zero support from united airlines. I reached at 1 am in the night. They did not provide any option to change the flights.

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.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Very thoughtful flight attendant offered me water immediately since I had run to make my connection.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

The seats on the aircraft are like sitting in a rock. During the boarding process they recognize Active Duty Military, why don’t they recognize Retired Military. I’ve always preferred Delta, this flight confirmed why I still prefer Delta.

It was literally one of the worst travel experiences ever. My flight got delayed by over an hour and there was no communication of this from the gate staff. I realized it by checking the screen periodically. Once on board the flight attendants continued to serve alcohol to a man who was clearly already drunk and that was making a bunch of commotion. Never again will I fly United!

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

All good except paid for wifi that did not work

Crew and agents misguiding on tight connections, and lack of connecting crew looking for inbound planes. A very avoidable missed connection as a result.

My flight was 4 hours delayed on departure at 6a causing me to miss my connection at DCA. I had to scramble to find a seat home on a later flight and instead of an exit seat, I was in row 30 on a flight getting me home 5 hours later than planned. The AA team on the ground did a fine job. AA continues to run the airline like the passengers are cargo.

American Airlines changed are gate no fewer than four times. Walking back and forth from one concourse to another was exhausting, especially after all the flight delays.

Hydraulic leak caused the flight to be cancelled. Auto system scheduled us on a 3 am flight. Wevhsedvrebook on the app and hit schedules later in the afternoon. Our luggage per gate and ticket agent would be rescanned and put in our new flight. Did not happen. Our luggage stayed in hsv. Baggage claim in wash dc unable to help. We filed a claim. Several emails about our luggage were in conflict with one another. Called as baggage and was on hold 30 minutes. Oscar said one of 2 was out fir delivery then cancelled. About 45 minutes later both pieces were delivered. Their system is suspect

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.

Our flight was changed from Madison to DC to Madison to Charlotte.

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