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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

Thu, Dec 11 - Sat, Dec 13
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8:18 pm - 11:57 pmBWI-CID
4h 39m1 stop
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6:15 am - 1:01 pmCID-BWI
5h 46m1 stop
$220American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 13 - Sat, Nov 22
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8:15 am - 7:41 pmDCA-CID
12h 26m1 stop
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8:23 pm - 1:03 pmCID-DCA
15h 40m1 stop
$227Frontier
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Thu, Dec 4 - Sat, Dec 6
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:42 amBWI-CID
6h 42m1 stop
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6:25 am - 1:48 pmCID-BWI
6h 23m1 stop
$233Delta
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Thu, Dec 4 - Sat, Dec 6
Delta Logo
7:02 am - 3:45 pmBWI-CID
9h 43m2 stops
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4:25 pm - 12:21 amCID-BWI
6h 56m1 stop
$238Delta
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Fri, Nov 21 - Wed, Nov 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 5:43 pmBWI-CID
7h 30m1 stop
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7:02 pm - 10:08 amCID-BWI
14h 06m1 stop
$240Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Sat, Dec 6
Delta Logo
7:02 am - 3:45 pmBWI-CID
9h 43m2 stops
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12:22 pm - 11:03 pmCID-BWI
9h 41m2 stops
$243Delta
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Mon, Jan 5 - Mon, Jan 12
Delta Logo
4:45 pm - 9:51 pmBWI-CID
6h 06m1 stop
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4:15 pm - 11:28 pmCID-BWI
6h 13m1 stop
$249Delta
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Wed, Nov 26 - Wed, Dec 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:40 am - 6:12 pmBWI-CID
13h 32m1 stop
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11:17 am - 7:42 amCID-BWI
19h 25m1 stop
$267Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
United Airlines Logo
5:12 pm - 9:29 pmBWI-CID
5h 17m1 stop
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3:41 pm - 9:25 pmCID-BWI
4h 44m1 stop
$349United Airlines
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Thu, Jan 15 - Sat, Jan 17
United Airlines Logo
5:18 pm - 9:34 pmBWI-CID
5h 16m1 stop
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8:00 am - 2:11 pmCID-BWI
5h 11m1 stop
$372United Airlines
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Cheapest round-trip
$220
Typical prices: $283-$367
American Airlines
Thu 12/11Sat 12/13
BWI - CID • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$388
Typical prices: $408-$703
American Airlines
Thu 12/4Sat 12/6
DCA - CID • Non-stop
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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$120
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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 38m.

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

    1 direct flights run between Washington, D.C. and Iowa City on a daily basis. On average, there are about 7 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 Mondays 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 Fridays.

  • 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 Frontier for $120. American Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $220 and Frontier from $227.

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 25 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 7992 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

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

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

I fly UAL 7-8 times per year. This flight was not up to snuff because it boarded very late "due to unexpected delays in restocking the plane" and yet Flight Aware showed the plane had landed some 10 hours earlier--so I think they could have planned accordingly. The FA's were nice but harried. The video system had to be rebooted 3-4 times. The food service was rather abrupt; they forgot my row and when I asked for my meal, they brought it with some impatience. Overall, the flight was fine, but the little details made it feel somewhat mundane and hurried.

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

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

Terrible. Our luggage was delayed and couldn’t be delivered for several days. We got bad information from the airline agents at baggage claim. We had to pick up our car so we wouldn’t be charged for an extra day. We got lost in the maze of airport parking. The baggage claim agents didn’t offer us any compensation for our extra time and expense. We are tired, hungry and very frustrated.

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

We fly American Airlines quite a bit. And we always fly business class when traveling internationally. We were a bit disappointed with the comfort of this particular plane as well as the entertainment options.

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