$72 Find Cheap Flights from Washington Dulles Airport to California

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Cheap Flights from Dulles Intl to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$169
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$278
San Diego
San Diegononstop$243
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$185
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$199
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$316
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$355
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$251
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$352
Reno
Reno1 stop$312
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$260
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$169
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$278
San Diego
San Diegononstop$243
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$185
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$199
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$316
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$355
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$251
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$352
Reno
Reno1 stop$312
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$260

Book Cheap Dulles Intl to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Dulles Intl to California 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 Dulles Intl to California

Sat, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 10
Frontier Logo
1:02 pm - 6:29 pmIAD-LAS
8h 27m1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:55 am - 11:59 amLAS-IAD
8h 04m1 stop
$154Frontier
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Mon, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 24
Frontier Logo
10:04 am - 3:56 pmIAD-LAS
8h 52m1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:05 pm - 11:59 amLAS-IAD
11h 54m1 stop
$156Frontier
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Sun, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 5
United Airlines Logo
7:41 pm - 10:00 pmIAD-LAS
5h 19mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:50 pm - 7:09 amLAS-IAD
4h 19mnonstop
$163United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:25 amIAD-LAX
5h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:35 pm - 5:38 amLAX-IAD
5h 03mnonstop
$177United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:05 pmIAD-SJC
10h 05m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:18 pmSJC-IAD
7h 18m1 stop
$185American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 10:26 pmIAD-LAS
7h 46m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 5:13 pmLAS-IAD
6h 48m1 stop
$210Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Feb 14 - Sat, Feb 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 10:27 pmIAD-SJC
7h 36m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:25 pmSJC-IAD
7h 25m1 stop
$243Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 4
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:43 am - 1:45 pmIAD-SJC
9h 02m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:13 pm - 6:23 amSJC-IAD
9h 10m1 stop
$250Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:00 pmIAD-PSP
15h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:14 am - 4:18 pmPSP-IAD
7h 04m1 stop
$256American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 27
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:42 pm - 8:20 pmIAD-SAN
5h 38mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
9:11 am - 5:13 pmSAN-IAD
5h 02mnonstop
$257Hawaiian Airlines
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Dulles Intl to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dulles Intl to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $237 round-trip. The most popular route is from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $305.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $394 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California is July, when tickets cost $325 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $531 and $412 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Washington Dulles Airport to California, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Washington Dulles Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$72
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

Flights from Dulles Intl to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Dulles Intl to California 
RebeccaFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SANSep 2024
Get something to eat in the airport, just in case there is no food onboard.
NoamFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOAug 2024
Flying to the Ronald Reagan airport is closer and faster to D.C. than the Dulles airport.
BillFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-LAXJun 2024
At Dulles, you can spend 30 minutes getting to your AFTER clearing TSA
DeniseFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOMay 2024
Bring your own device. No screens on the seatbacks.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

    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 Dulles Airport to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Washington Dulles Airport to California 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 Dulles Airport to California?

    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 from Washington Dulles Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington Dulles Airport to California?

    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 from Washington Dulles Airport to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $396 on average. Morning departures are around 30% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $639.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Dulles Intl to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Dulles Intl to California? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
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Awesome. Great flight. Super nice people and I like the extra space

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sep 2025DCA - SAN
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Awesome. Great flight. Super nice people and I like the extra space

It was not clear the check in shd be at Hawaiian Terminal 1. I got dropped off at Alaska Terminal 2. I did the long walk from terminal 2 to 1. Fortunately I didn’t have a check in bag.

Seattle airport is a mess. New bag tag system has potential, but you need more signage to guide passengers through the process as to where to go next. Told to go in one direction and then met with a very rude agent when we did. He blamed his attitude on all the folks flying over labor day that were paying his salary. Gate area for D3 is a mess compared to the North terminal. Overall Alaska is number 1 in my book.

This time it is good, no delay and right on time

Staff inside Portland terminal were rude, made us fell rushed and not at all accommodating to seniors. For this alone I will probably never booked from them again.

On time, WiFi worked, reasonable legroom, helpful staff. Unfortunately there was no water for handwashing in the rear lavatory.

My husband unfortunately had a very large lady next to him who did not fit in the seat and had to have the armrest up so she was partially in his seat and she also had horrible BO

The Boeing 737 plane is old with narrow seats and tiny lavatories. The flight was delayed for over 2 hours. The flight attendants were discourteous.

Only offered water, no snacks provided, and it was cold on the plane, everyone was wearing sweatshirt or jacket in June. I asked for blanket, but crew said they didnt have anything and would turn the heat up, that didn't happen, so for 6 hours I remained cold.

One of the stewardess, Tre, went above and beyond to ensure my comfort!

Everything was great except having to check in at Alaska. That was a surprise and took extra time and effort. Should have been explained somewhere maybe on the HA electronic ticket.

I accidentally made this purchase and they wouldn’t refund me even though I called immediately to cancel it.

You. Changed my AIRLINE, CONFIRMATION CODE, TERMINAL. AND GATE COMM N CATION. WAS POOR AND SUBOPTITMUM AND RIDICULOUS MY AIRLINE WAS HAWAIIN. ,THEN SUDDENLY. YOU SAY IT WAS ALASKA Give me a break,,Black is not White I could not check in over the phone...all I received was Error. And info from Hawaiian air agent saying tooooo many people were trying to check in causing the problem On the other hand I am alive

I like that you have eliminated plastic cups, bottles and straws. The crew was conscientious about separating the used paper cups from the trash. This change to paper is a great move and makes me want to choose Alaska when I fly.

Attendants seemed un-engaged and indifferent when asked for assistance.

Overall it was a good flight. The thing I most appreciated was that you eliminated plastic cups and water bottles and stir sticks and had paper cups, wood stir sticks and cans. Plus, I saw that the airline staff were actually keeping the used paper cups separate and unfolding the used cardboard meal boxes and keeping those items separate from the trash. Good for them! This makes me want to support Alaska Airlines and fly Alaska again. Thank for taking this step in working to reduce single use plastics! Kudos!

Ok but why they need to sell the ear buds?

Departure was two hours late! Better than four hours late on our first flight

My experience was pleasant. It was perfect. That is enough🥰💃💖

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

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

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

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.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

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.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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