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$89 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany

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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany (WAS-ALB)

 
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 Albany 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 Albany

Sat, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
8:55 pm - 10:10 pmBWI-ALB
1h 15mnonstop
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2:30 pm - 3:50 pmALB-BWI
1h 20mnonstop
$177Southwest
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Sat, Oct 25 - Tue, Oct 28
American Airlines Logo
7:57 pm - 9:29 pmDCA-ALB
1h 32mnonstop
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12:20 pm - 1:49 pmALB-DCA
1h 29mnonstop
$177American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
United Airlines Logo
10:23 pm - 11:58 pmIAD-ALB
1h 35mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:35 amALB-IAD
1h 35mnonstop
$177United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 11:59 pmDCA-ALB
1h 34mnonstop
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5:29 pm - 7:04 pmALB-DCA
1h 35mnonstop
$179American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
American Airlines Logo
12:54 pm - 2:19 pmDCA-ALB
1h 25mnonstop
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5:10 am - 6:59 amALB-DCA
1h 49mnonstop
$180American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 8:10 amBWI-ALB
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 10:40 amALB-BWI
1h 20mnonstop
$181Southwest
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Sat, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 20
Delta Logo
2:00 pm - 6:19 pmDCA-ALB
4h 19m1 stop
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5:50 am - 9:47 amALB-DCA
3h 57m1 stop
$197Delta
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Sat, Sep 27 - Tue, Sep 30
Delta Logo
6:16 pm - 11:20 pmIAD-ALB
5h 04m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:28 amALB-IAD
5h 28m1 stop
$197Delta
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Fri, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 14
United Airlines Logo
10:20 pm - 11:56 pmIAD-ALB
1h 36mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:35 amALB-IAD
1h 35mnonstop
$208United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 18
JetBlue Logo
7:40 am - 2:07 pmDCA-ALB
6h 27m1 stop
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6:00 am - 4:12 pmALB-DCA
10h 12m1 stop
$267JetBlue
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Expert advice for your flight from Washington, D.C. to Albany

 
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 Main Cabin Extra for early boarding (Group 5) and complimentary drinks on short flights.


Download the American Airlines app for access to inflight entertainment on domestic flights without seatback screens.

United Airlines

Purchase Priority Boarding to ensure overhead bin space, placing you in Zone 2 for boarding.


United's Economy Plus offers up to six inches more legroom than standard economy seats.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Albany flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. to Albany flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Washington, D.C. to Albany cost $253 and was between Baltimore (BWI) and Albany (ALB). On average, the best prices are found if you fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (DCA) to Albany (ALB). The average price for a return flight for this route is $253.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Albany on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Albany. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany, 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. to Albany is March, where tickets cost $289 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $454 and $429 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $533, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$89
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 33% increase in price.
Flight from Baltimore to Albany

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Albany based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Albany was $89 for a one-way ticket and $177 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Albany?

    A passport is not required to fly from Washington, D.C. to Albany.

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

    Washington, D.C. has 2 major airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Albany Intl is the only airport in Albany. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Reagan Washington National Airport.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Washington, D.C. to Albany flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

    The Embraer ERJ-135 / ERJ-140 / ERJ-145 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington, D.C. to Albany flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Albany, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

    There are nonstop flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Albany are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $341 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 $350 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Albany.

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

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

    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 Albany 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 Albany?

    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 Albany from Washington, D.C. 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. to Albany

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $259 or less one-way and $341 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Washington, D.C. to Albany?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Washington, D.C. to Albany Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Washington, D.C. to Albany Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Washington, D.C. to Albany Intl

Monday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

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Direct returns

Albany Intl to Washington, D.C.

Monday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Albany

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Albany. 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 Washington, D.C. to Albany? 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 4239 reviews
7.6Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
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Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

4.0 OkayBobby, Jul 2025BNA - MDW
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Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

The Southwest employees (all two of them) were very nice and cheerful despite the fact the line to self-check a bag (simply drop it off) was hundreds of people long. Thank God I arrived early to the airport because I stood in this line for at least an hour. Once on the flight that had been delayed by an hour, we had no Wi-Fi and thus no entertainment. Finally, I hope the investor strong arm tactics against Southwest pay off in a short-term windfall to your C-Suite because the rest of you are screwed. I have been a faithful Southwest customer for 15 years due to everything you just got rid of. I'm flying to Idaho and Washington in October, both places I used to simply book with Southwest without a second thought now with Frontier (Washington) and United (Idaho) because they offer everything the "new" Southwest does but cheaper and at better times, destinations, etc. This really makes me sad...

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

It was one and half hour late... Not sure if any other experience matters.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

For my birthday trip this was my second time ever flying, this trip was the best.

after landing, we stay 2 hours on the taxi way before reaching the gate The airline and the crew were good though

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

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

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

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.

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

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.

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

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

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

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.

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