$74 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$168
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$265
San Diego
San Diegononstop$233
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$233
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$296
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$375
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$251
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$433
Reno
Reno1 stop$279
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$269
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$168
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$265
San Diego
San Diegononstop$233
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$233
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$296
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$375
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$251
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$433
Reno
Reno1 stop$279
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$269

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

Mon, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 5
Frontier Logo
8:00 am - 9:59 amIAD-LAS
4h 59mnonstop
Frontier Logo
12:55 am - 12:02 pmLAS-IAD
8h 07m1 stop
$149Frontier
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Sat, Sep 20 - Fri, Sep 26
Frontier Logo
1:02 pm - 6:29 pmIAD-LAS
8h 27m1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:55 am - 12:02 pmLAS-IAD
8h 07m1 stop
$156Frontier
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Wed, Sep 24 - Fri, Sep 26
United Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 9:58 pmIAD-LAS
4h 59mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:20 pm - 6:55 amLAS-IAD
4h 35mnonstop
$207United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Fri, Sep 5
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:26 amIAD-LAX
5h 26mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 6:48 amLAX-IAD
5h 03mnonstop
$217United 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
$226Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Tue, Nov 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 9:48 amIAD-SJC
19h 08m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:48 pm - 6:23 amSJC-IAD
10h 35m1 stop
$233Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 27
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:52 pm - 8:19 pmIAD-SAN
5h 27mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 4:52 pmSAN-IAD
5h 19mnonstop
$233Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 27
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:52 pm - 8:19 pmIAD-SAN
5h 27mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 4:52 pmSAN-IAD
5h 19mnonstop
$237Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 11:25 amIAD-PSP
9h 25m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 11:56 pmPSP-IAD
8h 41m1 stop
$251American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 8 - Wed, Nov 12
American Airlines Logo
6:04 am - 3:53 pmIAD-PSP
12h 49m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:14 am - 4:11 pmPSP-IAD
6h 57m1 stop
$256American Airlines
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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 $217 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 $303.

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,016 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 $526 and $411 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 49% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$74
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% 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 $398 on average. Morning departures are around 29% 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 $628.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Washington Dulles Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $140 one-way - $210 round-trip

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
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.8Comfort
7.0Entertainment
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Agent boarding us in San Diego lectured me on showing up on time for the flight, and said that if I had been three minutes later, he would have denied myself and my wife boarding. Our trusted traveler numbers were not in the system, even though I entered them when I bought the tickets. Our food orders were not in the system, even though I entered them prior to the flight. My wife requires a wheelchair, and that was delayed on both flights.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Aug 2025SEA - SAN
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Agent boarding us in San Diego lectured me on showing up on time for the flight, and said that if I had been three minutes later, he would have denied myself and my wife boarding. Our trusted traveler numbers were not in the system, even though I entered them when I bought the tickets. Our food orders were not in the system, even though I entered them prior to the flight. My wife requires a wheelchair, and that was delayed on both flights.

It was fine—the seats are not very comfortable and the aisles are very narrow. Nothing different from other airlines

Unfortunately 4 hour 40 minute delay because of airport then one hour into flight diverted back to Kona elderly man on plane got heart attack trying to get home some how

Seats are so small now that it's very hard even for a medium-sized person to be comfortable!!!

My experience would’ve been great because we were on a new plane, but they said as we boarded that the plane would be too new to have WiFi, which to me is unreasonable - newer planes should def have WiFi! It was a 5 hour flight from Anchorage to San Fran and because there was no WiFi, I had to take an unexpected half day off work, which was super annoying because I had a lot to do and we only found out a few minutes before takeoff.

Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

Hawaiian Airlines, like most US-based ones, constantly provide sub-par service and pack their planes to the max with all kinds of last-minute-purchase schemes. As a result, it makes every flight so uncomfortable and generates high health risk for its passengers. In one word, GREED rules the day!

Well the flight being delayed multiple time really was frustrating. But the crew and flight was good.

Staff at Gate desk were helpful. My connecting flight from the first part of my trip Kona to Seattle was late. I had to run through SeaTac Seattle to catch my flight to San Jose. They made an exception to let me board. On my return trip San Jose to San Diego and San Diego to Honolulu the same thing happened. One flight arrived late and I had to run through the terminal to catch my connection. There are no Gluten-free & Vegan options meals and snacks to purchase.

generally good. No snacks or drinks on the flight 3379 from Portland to San Jose, CA. Sad.

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.

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

I loved flying Hawaiian Air! We didn’t pay to sit together, but we were able to anyway. They had usb charging ports and even outlets in some seats. They served a hot sandwich that was not very good, but we were still pleasantly surprised. The staff was very nice. The seats really made my booty hurt but maybe I’m just not used to sitting so long. Also, the AC was really cold even though I was wearing pants, a hoodie, and a light blanket.

You did not have any vegetarians options for the free meal! I do not eat any meat of any kind! I asked the flight attendant and was met with kind of a rude statement like vegetarian? No we don’t have that kind of thing! Did not make me happy but made me feel like why would I want a vegetarian meal! Otherwise a good experience!

I was put in a middle seat with the people on either side of me kept passing their grandchild over me and talking back and forth while I was trying to rest or watch a movie. So inconsiderate and totally disturbing. I asked if they would sit next to each other to alleviate the constant impeding my comfort but they refused.

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.

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

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

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

They are still charging me after taking 466 and 833 for round trip from AR to to Bradley airport from 19 to 21. Then poor experience. Am hurt and I will say it on social media. Please stay away from this airline. I see in my bank account they are still taking 644. Am trying to stop it. I used to fly United airlines and I suggest that if you don't want extra charges and good service you go back there. American airlines delayed my flight again and I was late for my meeting, no recompensation but charging me over and over.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

They changed our Gate 5 times, and concourse twice. Changed our seats twice.

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.

My first flight was delayed 5 hours. The 2nd flight was canceled til the next day and the never even tried to compensate for it. Worse I was delayed again on the flight the rebooked me on.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

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