$129 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Iowa City

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Cheapest round-trip
$231
Typical prices: $287-$219
Delta
Wed 10/14Sat 10/17
BWI - CID • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$389
Typical prices: $543-$536
American Airlines
Wed 10/14Sat 10/17
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

Wed, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 17
Delta Logo
4:39 pm - 9:51 pm
BWI
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CID
6h 12m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:30 pm - 11:46 pm
CID
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BWI
5h 16m
1 stop
$231Delta
Fri, Jul 3 - Wed, Jul 8
Delta Logo
5:07 pm - 10:06 pm
BWI
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CID
5h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:19 pm - 11:13 pm
CID
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BWI
5h 54m
1 stop
$270Delta
Tue, Jul 7 - Sat, Jul 11
United Airlines Logo
5:32 pm - 8:58 pm
BWI
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CID
4h 26m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:33 pm - 12:28 am
CID
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BWI
4h 55m
1 stop
$275United Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Thu, Jul 16
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 2:06 pm
DCA
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CID
8h 06m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:01 pm - 12:51 pm
CID
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DCA
20h 50m
1 stop
$278Frontier
Wed, Aug 26 - Sun, Aug 30
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 10:23 pm
BWI
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CID
10h 53m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 1:05 pm
CID
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BWI
6h 05m
1 stop
$280Delta
Sat, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 2
United Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 1:54 pm
BWI
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CID
4h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:00 pm - 9:29 pm
CID
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BWI
5h 29m
1 stop
$311United Airlines
Thu, Jul 16 - Mon, Jul 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 10:55 am
IAD
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CID
17h 30m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 7:38 pm
CID
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IAD
24h 43m
1 stop
$311Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jun 28 - Fri, Jul 31
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:47 pm - 5:09 pm
IAD
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CID
24h 22m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 7:38 pm
CID
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IAD
24h 43m
1 stop
$314Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 16
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 2:06 pm
DCA
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CID
8h 06m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:01 pm - 12:51 pm
CID
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DCA
20h 50m
1 stop
$318Frontier
Wed, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 17
American Airlines Logo
10:42 am - 12:08 pm
DCA
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CID
2h 26mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
12:39 pm - 3:54 pm
CID
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DCA
2h 15mnonstop
$389American Airlines
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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$129
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% 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 31m.

  • 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 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 5 days, 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 $343.

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 May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly is January.

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 8405 reviews
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
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Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

6.0 GoodCynthia, Jun 2026
DTW - TYS
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Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Two delays on two separate planes with parts they could not easily find and replace.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Only beverages were offered to first class and I thought the flight attendant could have also served the Delta Comfort as well instead of sitting down and staring at her phone and walking past all of us to the back of the plane to charge her phone more. There was a complete lack of turbulence and was safe enough for flights attendant to walk around in the front of the plane, collect trash and serve a few people water and turn off the seat belt light. Also didn’t enforce people putting their seats into the upright position and allowed two passengers to remain reclined during landing. They seemed out to lunch completely. Usually my experience on Delta is much better.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

Flight was great! This flight from Atlanta was even better than when I paid for Comfort from SNA to Atlanta.

Connection flights should be spaced out farther because too close I missed my connection.

Definitely a southern flavor. Cordiality was evident even though no drinks or snacks were served.

On time! There were plenty of airport employees who were able to keep us moving in the right direction. The crew on the plane were professional.

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

Our flight was canceled same day and we were never informed. Had to pay more and worse seating on another airline.

Did not like that we couldn't complete check in on-line without providing pictures of our passports. Worry about identity theft. We had no delays and boarding was handled In an efficient manner.

Excellent! I got to Munich and was transferred to my Lufthansa flight quickly, in 15 to 20 minutes, so I did not miss my flight. However, I had checked my overhead bag at the boarding gate in Tampa. That got to Tunis the next day. That is to be expected.

WiFi didn’t exist , seats were super cramped, lights stayed on near my seat for a long time while others were dimmed, the food/trash/drink cart hit my shoulder at least a couple of times while moving, food options were down to just one option by the time it got to my row, the utensils were garbage (knife bent at a couple of places by the time I was done eating) the spoon was very flimsy plastic

Vegetarian selection could be better. Bread was too hard to chew.

Crew was friendly and competent. Food, wine, and entertainment were excellent except the raw tuna on the flight to Split. Recommend against serving that - at least as the only option. Many medical conditions do not allow people to eat raw fish.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

As always, most AA flights that we fly are almost ALWAYS delayed and that too multiple times. Very frustrating

The small flights with Valet Luggage has a poor service

Overall a good experience, however Wifi was not working on the flight.

THe flight was an hour late. You got us on the plan and we sat on the ground for 45 minutes with no information from the pilot whatsoever. Worst flight this year.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Human interaction. Thought there would be more service-even a smile would have been nice.

Incoming flight was delayed, delaying boarding. It then took 30 mins to take off. Took 20 mins to get to a gate because they changed the gate last minute, crew weren’t ready so there was no one staffed to work the jet bridge. Boarding was so disorganized as is usual with American because everyone just stands around the gate regardless of boarding group.

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

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