$70 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

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Cheapest round-trip
$151
Typical prices: $611-$391
Frontier
Sat 5/9Tue 5/12
DCA - CID • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$369
Typical prices: $493-$419
American Airlines
Tue 4/28Tue 6/30
DCA - CID • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Iowa City. It is served by Cedar Rapids (CID), located 18 miles from Iowa City.
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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City (WAS-CID)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City 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 Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

Sat, May 9 - Tue, May 12
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6:00 pm - 1:06 pm
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CID
20h 06m
1 stop
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1:51 pm - 12:59 pm
CID
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DCA
22h 08m
1 stop
$151Frontier
Thu, May 7 - Sun, May 10
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7:00 am - 1:06 pm
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CID
7h 06m
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1:51 pm - 9:58 pm
CID
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DCA
7h 07m
1 stop
$160Frontier
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
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7:00 am - 1:06 pm
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CID
7h 06m
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1:51 pm - 9:58 pm
CID
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DCA
7h 07m
1 stop
$180Frontier
Sun, May 24 - Tue, Jun 2
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7:00 am - 1:06 pm
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CID
7h 06m
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1:51 pm - 9:58 pm
CID
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DCA
7h 07m
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$185Frontier
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 27
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8:00 am - 1:51 pm
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CID
6h 51m
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2:36 pm - 1:00 pm
CID
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DCA
21h 24m
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$205Frontier
Fri, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 12
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7:00 am - 1:57 pm
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CID
7h 57m
1 stop
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2:31 pm - 12:02 pm
CID
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DCA
20h 31m
1 stop
$212Frontier
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, Jun 30
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6:00 am - 10:35 am
BWI
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CID
5h 35m
1 stop
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6:25 am - 1:57 pm
CID
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BWI
6h 32m
1 stop
$231United Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Mon, May 11
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6:02 pm - 5:55 pm
BWI
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CID
24h 53m
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6:45 pm - 9:15 am
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BWI
13h 30m
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$232Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 27
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10:10 am - 5:55 pm
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CID
8h 45m
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6:45 pm - 9:15 am
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BWI
13h 30m
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$253Multiple Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Thu, May 7
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5:52 pm - 11:47 pm
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CID
6h 55m
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12:48 pm - 6:00 pm
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BWI
4h 12m
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$280American Airlines
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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$70
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Cedar Rapids

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    When flying out of Washington, D.C. you’ll be using one of these airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Iowa City does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Cedar Rapids airport, which is 18.0 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City take?

    Direct flights cover the 798 miles separating Washington, D.C. and Iowa City in about 2h 37m.

  • How many flights are there between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City?

    3 direct flights run between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City on a daily basis. On average, there are about 21 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City?

    Consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Washington, D.C., you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    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 Washington, D.C. to Iowa City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Iowa City from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    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 Iowa City with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    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 Iowa City from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City found on KAYAK was with United Airlines for $134. United Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $249 and American Airlines from $333.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

  • There is no airport in Iowa City. Instead, you’ll be flying into Cedar Rapids Airport when flying between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9499 reviews
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
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Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

8.0 ExcellentMatthew, Mar 2026
IAD - CMH
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Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Wifi took a while to kick in and we had a maintenance issue that took over 40 mins at the gate in Washington before pulling back

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

Ineffective communication with United resulted in lost baggage. Their Baggage Tracing counter at MUC was shut down from 11:00-14:15 on my arrival. Undertrained, underinformed staff had me Running all over MUC to find someone to help me to no avail. Staff was rude, unhelpful, and unable to effectively use the systems they did have operational. They refused to contact United in any way or provide any accommodation or other resources while I waited for my luggage. This has destroyed my downstream itinerary. If they had even the slightest visibility I may have been able to reschedule/plan, but again, their staff provided nothing, and did nothing more than their website, which doesn’t even work on a standard phone browser. Miserable failure at all levels that weren’t associated with the operation of the aircraft.

Sat next to a one year old. She crawled all over the place and made me laugh.

The Crew and the food was the worst I ever had in Business Class. First they told us there were no space for carry on. It was plenty of space over our 2 row seats, we had to ask to let us travel with it which was accepted. They were aware that we had to run for the connection due to the previous flight delay. Have us one hour waiting for more customers and not even offer a glass of water. Then started the service and they started to serve other passengers drinks in business and did not offer any drinks until they serve our pre ordered meal and I ask for something to drink. I had to wait until they finished to serve all passengers until Inget something. The crew was the worts I ever had for Business Class in my life.

Not great experience - we were super late boarding due to issues with aircraft. Then when we finally all got onboard and seated and they started taxiing out to the runway they just stopped then turned around and went back to the airport. Apparently the crew “ran out of time” to legally fly us. They mentioned that they were about 2 minutes away from taking off. I understand the rules and safety but kinda wonder why they would have bothered boarding us in the first place? Had to go all the way back and de plane and then wait in a HUGE line to get a hotel (this is somewhere around 2:30am) finally got to hotel by Uber (no shuttle after 20min so gave up) and they ended up putting us all back on the same aircraft at 10am next morning so got about 2.5 hours sleep. They did give us. $250 credit, but it was a São Paulo Brazil flight out of Dulles. The flight and everything was fine.

The flight changed gates multiple times and flight had to be delayed multiple times

Delays with no explanation. It could have been handled better.

Flight delay for mechanical. Inbound arrived on time. No one said why mechanical delay.

Flight boarded, departed and landed on time. Excellent service from flight attendant in FIRST

This was one of the most frustrating travel experiences I've had to date. I had changed my flight day of to this one as it was slated to depart on time. It ended up being so delayed that my original flight took off before this one did. The boarding process began but eventually stopped and everyone had to get off the plane as a problem was identified. The person at the front desk just tried to laugh it off as if this wasn't already a huge inconvenience. From there, we eventually got to board only to sit at the gate for an additional hour because of some additional issue. This was extremely frustrating and caused a lot of stress.

It was a little concerning to hear the ground crew arguing with the flight crew over baggage space. Instead of taking them and checking them, they started checking for space in the first class cabin moving items around like the flight crew didn't know what they were doing. I was embarrassed for them.

The boarding by groups is pointless. The first two groups worked fine, but almost Noone boarded in goups three thru five leaving the vast majority boarding when group six was called. It defeated the purpose of spreading out the crowd.

delayed due to weather. Could not communicate with family since the wifi was broken

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing and the care I received by Kayla? Keighly the flight attendant will be memorable for ever. Thank You

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

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