$81 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

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Cheapest round-trip
$191
Typical prices: $318-$336
United Airlines
Sat 1/10Sat 1/17
BWI - CID • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$433
Typical prices: $458-$468
American Airlines
Fri 2/27Sun 3/1
DCA - CID • Non-stop
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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, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
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10:05 am - 2:20 pm
BWI
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CID
5h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 2:11 pm
CID
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BWI
6h 36m1 stop
$191United Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Sat, Feb 14
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11:13 am - 6:02 pm
BWI
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CID
7h 49m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:46 pm - 12:07 am
CID
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BWI
6h 21m1 stop
$196American Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Sat, Feb 14
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5:25 pm - 10:45 pm
BWI
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CID
6h 20m2 stops
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6:36 am - 2:16 pm
CID
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BWI
6h 40m2 stops
$227Delta
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
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1:00 pm - 8:25 am
BWI
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CID
20h 25m1 stop
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9:16 am - 10:26 am
CID
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BWI
24h 10m2 stops
$240Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
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10:05 am - 2:20 pm
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CID
5h 15m1 stop
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8:00 am - 2:11 pm
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BWI
5h 11m1 stop
$258United Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
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9:26 am - 8:25 am
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23h 59m1 stop
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9:16 am - 8:33 pm
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10h 17m1 stop
$259Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jan 5 - Sat, Jan 10
American Airlines Logo
5:54 pm - 11:58 pm
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CID
7h 04m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:46 pm - 11:52 pm
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4h 06m1 stop
$269American Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Sat, Feb 14
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9:17 am - 6:02 pm
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9h 45m2 stops
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5:48 am - 4:20 pm
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9h 32m2 stops
$287American Airlines
Fri, Feb 27 - Sun, Mar 1
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 11:41 am
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CID
6h 36m1 stop
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12:23 pm - 10:53 pm
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9h 30m2 stops
$299Delta
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
American Airlines Logo
9:17 am - 6:10 pm
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9h 53m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 1:56 pm
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6h 31m1 stop
$306American Airlines
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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$81
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% 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 41m.

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

    2 direct flights run between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City on a daily basis. On average, there are about 15 departures each week.

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

    Consider leaving on a Thursday 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 Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

  • 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. American Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $342 and United Airlines from $362.

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.
  • The cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City was found 56 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly is February.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8009 reviews
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.9Entertainment
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Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

6.0 GoodJeff, Dec 2025
JFK - MIA
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Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Lady Pilot was perfect in every way wheels up to wheels down communication, professionalism, excellent on time departure and on time arrival, excellent communication! Fantastic job with Superb attitude!!

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Good seats in Main cabin, excellent service and excellent landing

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

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

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

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.

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

The boarding was as always, the crew tried their best but not enough. The food was a disaster I had dietary restrictions that were half met because the company did not loaded the food for the flight. The entertainment screen was fine but content was not and also they removed the free messaging option from the flight and they charged 30 dollars for that crappy bandwidth. This flight is not worth the cost and the company is going down on quality.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

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

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing enough and the care I received on the flight was astounding.

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

Attendants were pleasant and the flight was smooth and relaxed.

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

Flight delay was communicated before leaving for airport which caused it to be a non-event. Great flight and crew!

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

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