$124 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente

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Cheapest round-trip
$216
Typical prices: $461-$198
Frontier
Tue 5/26Tue 6/2
BWI - LAX • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$260
Typical prices: $411-$268
United Airlines
Sat 7/4Tue 7/14
IAD - LAX • Non-stop
Arrival airport
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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente (WAS-LAX)

 
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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente

Tue, May 26 - Tue, Jun 2
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3:26 pm - 6:27 pm
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LAX
30h 01m
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9:46 am - 8:18 pm
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7h 32m
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$216Frontier
Tue, Jul 14 - Wed, Jul 15
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8:36 am - 1:29 pm
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7h 53m
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3:11 pm - 7:36 am
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13h 25m
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$217Frontier
Tue, Jul 14 - Thu, Aug 13
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7h 53m
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10:59 am - 11:00 pm
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$221Frontier
Tue, Jul 28 - Wed, Aug 5
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8:36 am - 4:54 pm
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11h 18m
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3:11 pm - 7:36 am
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13h 25m
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$223Frontier
Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18
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5:32 pm - 7:36 am
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17h 04m
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3:28 pm - 7:45 am
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13h 17m
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$224Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Wed, Jun 3
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50h 27m
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9:45 am - 8:18 pm
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7h 33m
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$225Frontier
Tue, Jul 14 - Thu, Jul 23
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8:36 am - 1:29 pm
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7h 53m
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10:59 am - 11:00 pm
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$227Frontier
Wed, Jul 15 - Sun, Jul 26
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8:36 am - 4:54 pm
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11h 18m
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11:34 pm - 4:22 pm
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13h 48m
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$230Frontier
Sat, Jul 4 - Tue, Jul 14
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8:18 pm - 10:55 pm
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LAX
5h 37mnonstop
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10:41 pm - 6:47 am
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5h 06mnonstop
$260United Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Wed, Jul 15
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10:20 pm - 12:57 am
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5h 37mnonstop
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9:20 pm - 5:26 am
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5h 06mnonstop
$261United Airlines
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$124
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente 
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
DCA
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LAX
Jul 2024
Easy access via metro, and by car with parking available walking distance from the terminal. Lots of seating and dining options near the flight boarding gates.
BillFlew with Alaska Airlines
IAD
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LAX
Jun 2024
At Dulles, you can spend 30 minutes getting to your AFTER clearing TSA

FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente

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

    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. San Clemente does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Los Angeles Los Angeles airport, which is 58.1 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente take?

    Direct flights cover the 2,304 miles separating Washington, D.C. and San Clemente in about 5h 22m.

  • How many flights are there between Washington, D.C. and San Clemente?

    61 direct flights run between Washington, D.C. and San Clemente on a daily basis. On average, there are about 428 departures each week.

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

    Consider leaving on a Friday 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 Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

    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 San Clemente.

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

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

    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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

    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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Washington, D.C. and San Clemente found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $79. Spirit Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $51 and Hawaiian Airlines from $113.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente

  • There is no airport in San Clemente. Instead, you’ll be flying into Los Angeles Airport when flying between Washington, D.C. and San Clemente.
  • The cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente was found 54 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be February, March and April. The cheapest month to fly is September.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving Washington, D.C. to San Clemente

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to San Clemente? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12342 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
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It was not a good experience, the flight was delayed 3 hours, the gate staff were super pushy to get bags checked claiming it was a full flight, there were about a dozen open seats from what I could tell. The intercom from the pilot seemed to be broken, it sounded like the pilot was speaking with a mouth full of marbles.

2.0 MediocreJacob, Mar 2026
DCA - PDX
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It was not a good experience, the flight was delayed 3 hours, the gate staff were super pushy to get bags checked claiming it was a full flight, there were about a dozen open seats from what I could tell. The intercom from the pilot seemed to be broken, it sounded like the pilot was speaking with a mouth full of marbles.

The food was terrible, worse that what you get with UA, an already one of the lowest standards to beat. How cheap one could be, providing that kind of junk food in first class. Unbelievable! The seats were not very comfortable either. And there were no screens either, not that I cared much but for you to know.

The aircraft was extremely warm the entire flight. After we landed we were stuck on the plane for another 45 minutes without a gate to deboard from. The smell of exhaust from the engines in the cabin along with the heat inside the cabin made the flight uncomfortable.

Flight cancelled and deplaned. Rescheduled 8 hours later at a different airport. Ended up at destination but late.

The seats are very small. I’m 5’ 3”, so don’t think I should notice. The food selection was non existent and very disappointing. 5 hour flight plus TSA, etc. I would have appreciated a small salad, crudités. Something fresher not just chips.

We appreciated that the flight attendant came through 3 times with drinks or water on the long flight..I was also glad that they were separating out recycling! I would have liked a 12oz sofa can instead of 7oz, but that's a minor quibble. The knee space in economy was also better than most of Alaska's competitors.

I liked the free snacks and drink. I liked the onboard entertainment. I did not like the WiFi cutting out in middle of my movie.

Flight from LAX to STS das excellent. Flight from DCA to LAX was troubled by the previous flight returning to the one DCA gate putting our flight in jeopardy. However another gate was arranged and that flight was a bit late, but was handled exceptionally.

Boarding process was poorly handled by the gate crew and the onboard crew. No effort was made to provide equal treatment to passengers with overhead bin space. Crew seemed disengaged and unfriendly.

Awesome. Great flight. Super nice people and I like the extra space

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

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

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.

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

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 airline cancel mi flight, lost a lot of money!!!

No WiFi, no outlets to charge phones, no complimentary beverages on a 6 hour flight

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

My flight was cancelled I missed time at work and got a parking ticket

Crew was very nice. Take off and landing were great. Economy seats are not comfortable. Extra cost for snacks.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

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