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Best Washington Flight Deals from San Francisco

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$141
Spokane
Spokanenonstop$137
Pasco
Pasco1 stop$189
Bellingham
Bellingham1 stop$235
Pullman
Pullman1 stop$343
Walla Walla
Walla Walla1 stop$298
Wenatchee
Wenatchee1 stop$291
Yakima
Yakima1 stop$521
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$141
Spokane
Spokanenonstop$137
Pasco
Pasco1 stop$189
Bellingham
Bellingham1 stop$235
Pullman
Pullman1 stop$343
Walla Walla
Walla Walla1 stop$298
Wenatchee
Wenatchee1 stop$291
Yakima
Yakima1 stop$521

Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Washington

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Washington 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 San Francisco to Washington

Fri, Jul 11 - Fri, Jul 11
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8:27 am - 10:15 amSFO-PDX
1h 48mnonstop
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1:40 pm - 3:41 pmPDX-SFO
2h 01mnonstop
$83Frontier
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Fri, Jul 11 - Fri, Jul 18
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8:27 am - 10:15 amSFO-PDX
1h 48mnonstop
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1:40 pm - 3:41 pmPDX-SFO
2h 01mnonstop
$87Frontier
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Mon, Aug 25 - Sat, Aug 30
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8:00 am - 9:47 amSFO-PDX
1h 47mnonstop
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2:30 pm - 4:24 pmPDX-SFO
1h 54mnonstop
$130Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 18
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11:37 am - 1:28 pmSFO-PDX
1h 51mnonstop
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5:55 pm - 7:44 pmPDX-SFO
1h 49mnonstop
$134Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
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7:05 pm - 8:50 pmSFO-PDX
1h 45mnonstop
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7:00 am - 8:49 amPDX-SFO
1h 49mnonstop
$137Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 24
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11:48 am - 1:56 pmSFO-GEG
2h 08mnonstop
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2:36 pm - 4:57 pmGEG-SFO
2h 21mnonstop
$137Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Sat, Aug 23
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 10:38 amSFO-GEG
2h 13mnonstop
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12:35 pm - 3:02 pmGEG-SFO
2h 27mnonstop
$142United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 14
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5:55 am - 8:05 amSFO-SEA
2h 10mnonstop
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9:31 pm - 11:43 pmSEA-SFO
2h 12mnonstop
$157Delta
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Sun, Aug 17 - Tue, Aug 26
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 12:41 pmSFO-GEG
6h 46m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 11:33 pmGEG-SFO
6h 03m1 stop
$167Delta
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Wed, Jul 30 - Mon, Aug 4
United Airlines Logo
7:09 am - 8:51 amSFO-PDX
1h 42mnonstop
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9:47 am - 11:40 amPDX-SFO
1h 53mnonstop
$183United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Washington flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Washington to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Washington flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Washington.

The cheapest ticket to Washington from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Everett, at $131 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 72 hours was $131.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Washington?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $511, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Washington?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Washington, 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 San Francisco to Washington is October, when tickets cost $197 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $281 and $277 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Washington?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Francisco to Washington clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Washington?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Washington, 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 San Francisco to Washington, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.


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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
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FAQs - booking Washington flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Washington?

    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 San Francisco to Washington.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Washington?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco to Washington 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 San Francisco to Washington?

    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 San Francisco to Washington with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 San Francisco to Washington up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Washington?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $284 on average. Morning departures are around 30% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $370.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Washington

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Seattle $145 one-way - $228 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Washington

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Washington. 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
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Flying on Hawaiian Airlines was good. But, getting a boarding pass was a hassle. I booked what I thought was an Alaska Airlines flight that was actually a Hawaiian Airlines flight. I couldn't check in online. I had to wait for the Hawaiian Airlines counter to open so I could get my boarding pass which was a requirement for me to get in The Club or the Centurion Lounge. (I had no check in luggage so I didn't expect to have to physically check in.) The Alaska Airlines staff blamed the FAA for the problem.

2.0 MediocreDarrilynn, Jun 2025SFO - HNL
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Flying on Hawaiian Airlines was good. But, getting a boarding pass was a hassle. I booked what I thought was an Alaska Airlines flight that was actually a Hawaiian Airlines flight. I couldn't check in online. I had to wait for the Hawaiian Airlines counter to open so I could get my boarding pass which was a requirement for me to get in The Club or the Centurion Lounge. (I had no check in luggage so I didn't expect to have to physically check in.) The Alaska Airlines staff blamed the FAA for the problem.

Great, overall. Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

All good! No entertainment on this new plane yet but ok for this short flight. Great on time flight! Thanks

No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

All good except both the outbound and return flights were delayed about 1 1/2 hrs.

Not great. My flight was canceled due to a mechanical problem and I could not get rebooked for the same day. I needed to get to my destination yesterday, not today. I was able to book with another airline but it was a layover and ultimately a 1 hour flight took me 12 hours. Normally I like Alaska much more than Southwest, but Southwest came through with a not terrible price for same day.

The plane was late arriving. The Alaska people did a great job of turning it around quickly and getting us off. We took off about 35 minutes after it reached the gate.

I liked the flight attendant named Tyler. He was charismatic and genuine. I like the pilot in my second flight, he was considerate to everyone’s feelings. I liked the people I sat beside. I like the plane size. I like Alaska airlines

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Food from the flight from Atlanta to Santiago was very poor..

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

The worst part was I was NOT allowed in the lounge even though I was holding a first class ticket and have a premium American Express card. I have flown Business or First Class with many airlines. Delta is the ONLY one who does not extend this courtesy to anyone except people who hold the very expensive American Express card. As a result, I won’t fly Delta if I have any other choice.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

Same as ive said before. All airlines and TSA need a massive revamp.

Alaska airline sis usually great. However flying nowadays is so stressful and feels more like an interrogation rather than a fun part of the vacation experience. From the TSA to the cramped seating it feels like i am entering a concentration camp having my picture taken via TSA and being forced to have my body scanned. Then we are forced to sit in beyond cramped conditions where our knees are crushed into the back of the seat in front of us with almost no movement possible constantly being reminded to put our seats forward when we want to alleviate the horrendous pain of our knees being shoved into hard plastic. My knees looked like i had kneeled on gravel for 2 days straight after flying for a total of 14 hours for my roundtrip. I keep hearing from our elders about the jopys of flying in the 70s and 80s but now it feels like the joy has been removed as a means of acquiring more financial gain by the airlines. Not to mention that my flight via hawaiin airlines was delayed so long that i had to miss my connecting flight which then forced me to miss another day of work and the only recourse i had was a wonderful conversation with a lady via Alaskan Airlines when she got me a new flight the next day due to the delay. She was very pleasant and helpful. She got me onto a nother flight the following day but when i have to travel 2 hours from springfield Illinois to st louis it was a huge hassle having the delay in the first place. Not even the tiniest bit of compensation was offered either. Not a voucher, not a free meal, not a slightly better seat, just a reschedule when in no way was the delay or the missing of the connecting flight my fault. I want to reiterate that Alaska Airlines is really one of the best airlines overall. I fully understand they dont control the TSA, but it does effect the overall experience when TSA is making it feel like we are going through a re-education camp with rather strange videos playing on the walls the entire way through Security. With that said, Alaska should take cosnideration from years of past and make the flying experience fun again. I understand profit is important, but if just ONE airline made flying like it used to be 40 years ago and stopped making it such a money-driven experience, then i, along with many others would choose to fly more often. We see the smaller soda cans and we laugh, we see the tiny snacks and scoff, we see the ridiculous wifi costs and choose to not pay for it because we download our own prior to flying. Why not get everyone to use the wifi by making it like 2 bucks rather than 8 bucks? Make a much larger first class area with slightly lower costs so it doesn't feel like we are mere peons boarding a cattle car? Create some more leg room and watch how fast people are clamoring for your airline over others. Not one airline is actually catering to the general public, if they did, they would see so many people seeking out their airlines above all others and it is just that simple.

Both flights were late 2+ hours with ZERO communication from the airlines or their staff. No offers for compensation. WiFi didn’t work for streaming and they said to only use browsing but that didn’t work either. Waste of $$. No drinks only boxed water or apple juice. No snack. One of the worst flight experiences I’ve ever had.

If I knew I would be on Alaska Airlines flying back, I never would have bought the ticket. My flight kept getting delayed and Alaska always seems to be late which is why I don’t fly on them.

Good. They changed our gate very late and then when we landed, we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the airplane because another plane was in a slot.

Flight was canceled with no voucher of any kind and next available flight was two days later.

It was very pleasant. The staff and crew are very polite.

On time. Alaska upgraded seat comfort with memory foam seat covers with head rests

the people at the counter, NEED TO BE MORE HELPFUL. we had three suitcases to check in and we were not trying to be an INCONVENIENCE TO YOUR clerks. but she was not helpful and made our trip back home memorable but not IN A GOOD WAY. Sadly to say, you guys need to teach to be and to go above and beyond to help THE CUSTOMER BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE. they need to leave aside whatever they are going thru in their lives, THEIR WORK DEMANDS THAT OF THEM, IF NOT THEY ARE NOT IN THE JOB THEY SUPPOSED TO.

Not happy that I booked a flight and after I booked it, you guys changed it when I could’ve got another flight and got to my destination on time then got sick and was not able to make the flight and try to make arrangements to reschedule my flight, but because it was a basic flight I wasn’t able to reschedule it without it costing more money so no, I will not be using your guises airline due to the fact that you guys haven’t been pleasing to me from the start thank you

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

Liked fold flat bed. Didn’t like having no window. Didn’t like poor choice of food and being served dinner very late, hours after take off of a 7:40pm flight. Servers not friendly. Food horrible in business class.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I never got to experience the flight because they delayed my first flight and I missed this one. Then Frontier didn't want to help me rebook a flight to get me to my final destination.

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….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

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

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

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