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The cheapest ticket to Washington from San Francisco found in the last 5 days was to Seattle, at $157 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $157.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Washington is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $315 on average. Morning departures are around 1% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $401.

No, with an average price for the route of $335, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Washington is February, when tickets cost $229 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $352 and $342 respectively.

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to Washington, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Washington, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Washington, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 49% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

There are 6 airlines that fly nonstop from San Francisco to Washington. They are: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines and Allegiant Air. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Delta at $82 for a round-trip flight to Seattle (SEA). On average, Allegiant Air offers the best prices for nonstop flights between San Francisco and Washington.

San Francisco and Washington are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Alaska Airlines (100 flights per week), United Airlines (86 flights per week), and Qatar Airways (70 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to Washington depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to Washington from San Francisco are to Seattle, which takes 1h 59m, Seattle, which takes 2h 05m, and Pasco, which takes 2h 06m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from San Francisco to Washington departs at 6:00 am, landing in Seattle at 8:08 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Francisco to Washington jets off at 10:59 pm and lands in Seattle at 1:13 am.