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$76 Find Cheap Flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus

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Cheap Flights from Reagan-National to Columbus (DCA-CMH)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Reagan-National to Columbus 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 Reagan-National to Columbus

Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
American Airlines Logo
12:59 pm - 2:33 pmDCA-CMH
1h 34mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
3:08 pm - 4:29 pmCMH-DCA
1h 21mnonstop
$151American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 4
Southwest Logo
1:35 pm - 2:55 pmDCA-CMH
1h 20mnonstop
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4:20 pm - 8:20 pmCMH-DCA
4h 00m1 stop
$161Southwest
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Tue, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 4
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 5:25 pmDCA-CMH
11h 25m2 stops
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1:20 pm - 2:40 pmCMH-DCA
1h 20mnonstop
$166Southwest
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Tue, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 8
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 12:50 pmDCA-CMH
6h 45m1 stop
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4:10 pm - 8:20 pmCMH-DCA
4h 10m1 stop
$171Southwest
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Tue, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 4
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 5:25 pmDCA-CMH
11h 25m2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 6:20 pmCMH-DCA
5h 45m1 stop
$176Southwest
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 9:43 amDCA-CMH
3h 43m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 6:05 pmCMH-DCA
6h 00m1 stop
$177Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
American Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 5:13 pmDCA-CMH
1h 33mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:20 am - 6:45 amCMH-DCA
1h 25mnonstop
$191American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 8
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 11:07 pmDCA-CMH
6h 07m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:45 pm - 11:41 pmCMH-DCA
4h 56m1 stop
$203Delta
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Mon, Nov 3 - Sun, Nov 9
United Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 4:54 pmDCA-CMH
4h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:58 amCMH-DCA
4h 58m1 stop
$325United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Aug 12
United Airlines Logo
11:10 am - 3:20 pmDCA-CMH
4h 10m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:33 am - 3:48 pmCMH-DCA
5h 15m1 stop
$341United Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from Reagan-National to Columbus

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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American Airlines

Consider Basic Economy for budget travel with carry-on only, but check restrictions carefully.


Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding and complimentary drinks, ideal for short flights.

Southwest

Southwest allows two free checked bags, perfect for travelers with more luggage.


Use EarlyBird Check-In for a better boarding position and avoid middle seats.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Reagan-National to Columbus flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Reagan-National to Columbus to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

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

For Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Columbus back to Reagan Washington National Airport, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport, 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. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport is September, where tickets cost $254 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $417 and $383 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport?

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 $378 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport?

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. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport, 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. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$76
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 25% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus

When to book flights from Reagan-National to Columbus

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Reagan-National to Columbus based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport was $76 for a one-way ticket and $151 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Reagan Washington National Airport and Columbus?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    Reagan Washington National Airport and Columbus are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Reagan Washington National Airport from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and will be arriving at Columbus.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    American Airlines, Delta, Alaska Airlines, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and Columbus.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    There are nonstop flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Columbus, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Columbus are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $260 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $269 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

    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 Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus.

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

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

    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 Columbus with an airline and back to Reagan Washington National Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and CMH can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Columbus Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $104 or less one-way and $221 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Reagan Washington National Airport to Columbus?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Columbus.
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Direct departures

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Columbus

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

Columbus to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Reagan-National to Columbus

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Columbus. 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 Reagan-National to Columbus? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4276 reviews
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
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No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

2.0 MediocreMichelle, Jun 2025SAN - ABQ
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No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Sat on tarmac for 2 hours and then missed my connecting flight

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Everything was on time. I was disappointed by the front section female, African American flight attendant. I did not see her name tag or would have identified by name not race. As passengers moved to the bathroom early in flight, she would say with a disdainful tone “I have to say the seat belt light is on” then go back to her book. Better trained flight attendants say something like be careful the seat belt light is on.

Cluster mess boarding. Can't wait for SWA reserved seating. Internet didn't seem to work on the plane.

Flights delayed by 4-6 hours. Boarding was a mess and unclear. Bags were not at arrival airport and had never even been put on the plane. No idea when I’ll get them. Don’t fly into Denver!

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

We sat on the plane on the tarmac for 4 hours.

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.

When I booked it on Kayak it aaid that I wasn't allowed hamd luggage. I called United Airlines and it took them 6 minutes to figure out if I was allowed free hand luggage. Surely something that simple they should be able to tell me instantly.

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

Flight was cramped with every seat taken. The food was fine, nothing crazy to write home about. The plane felt dated and needing some TLC, the button for the window shade didn't work and there were no AC outlets to use. When communicating with staff all except one nice lady never seemed happy to help me almost like I was bothering them when asked for things like a glass of water or a snack. The flight was overall fine. It did what was needed which is get me from point A to point B. But it certainly was not special. I don't expect much in economy but I believe economy on a host of other airlines is more memorable and better experience.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

Liked nothing. As per previous segment it was delay delay delay.

I completely missed my flight because the first leg was longer than planned. I had to sleep overnight in the airport because no accommodation was provided and then sent to Trinidad in the morning with an anticipated 7 hour layover before my flight to Georgetown which was now with Caribbean Airlines. I tried twice with customer service to see if they could put me on an earlier flight which had seats available but was told it wasn’t possible.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

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.

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

Pitch was very small. Knees were on the seat back in front of me.

Wonderful as usual except for other guests that were unruly and not kept in check by the Crew.

The flight was initially delayed, then cancelled. American Airlines says the cancellation was weather related, though the actual weather was not bad in both Washington and Providence and between. There were very few cancellations that day. In fact, AA2120 from Washington, DC to Boston flew with a minor delay at about the same time. So, the weather somehow affected only this particular flight AA5230. The next available flight was the following morning. The American Airlines refused to reimburse accommodation (hotel at DCA)

Fine. On time, cabin service was fine, bag arrived. All good. Flying into DCA so did not collide with any helicopters, which is also good. Horrid incident that could have and should have been prevented.

Good experience but the snacks are not gluten free, so I cannot eat them.

Standard. No different than a discount carrier on a short trip.

Everything was great. Boarding, early departure, early arrival, and deplaning were smooth. Smooth flight.

We were delayed Al ost / hours after boarding so that maintenance had to add oil to the engines. Then the oil they grabbed had been left out in the Dallas record cold and was frozen. They had to go back to the hanger and grab some that was not frozen.

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