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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to South Bend (WAS-SBN)

 
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 South Bend 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 South Bend

Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
Breeze Airways Logo
2:10 pm - 4:09 pmIAD-SBN
1h 59mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
4:54 pm - 6:31 pmSBN-IAD
1h 37mnonstop
$162Breeze Airways
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
United Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 8:41 pmIAD-SBN
1h 56mnonstop
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6:47 pm - 11:59 pmSBN-IAD
5h 12m1 stop
$168United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:57 pm - 10:50 amIAD-SBN
13h 53m1 stop
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4:54 pm - 6:31 pmSBN-IAD
1h 37mnonstop
$169Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
Allegiant Air Logo
8:57 pm - 10:50 amIAD-SBN
13h 53m1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:17 pm - 11:19 amSBN-IAD
16h 02m1 stop
$182Allegiant Air
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Sat, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 24
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 10:56 amIAD-SBN
4h 26m1 stop
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9:53 am - 11:42 amSBN-IAD
1h 49mnonstop
$193United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 17
Breeze Airways Logo
2:10 pm - 4:09 pmIAD-SBN
1h 59mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
4:54 pm - 6:31 pmSBN-IAD
1h 37mnonstop
$196Breeze Airways
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Sun, Nov 23 - Fri, Nov 28
American Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 12:09 pmDCA-SBN
2h 09mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:00 amSBN-DCA
5h 00m1 stop
$244American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 21 - Mon, Oct 27
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:28 amBWI-SBN
5h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:09 pm - 12:41 amSBN-BWI
7h 32m1 stop
$249Delta
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Tue, Oct 21 - Mon, Oct 27
Delta Logo
9:50 am - 1:36 pmIAD-SBN
3h 46m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:09 pm - 12:12 amSBN-IAD
7h 03m1 stop
$254Delta
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Sun, Nov 23 - Fri, Nov 28
American Airlines Logo
6:44 am - 11:26 amIAD-SBN
4h 42m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:12 pmSBN-IAD
7h 12m1 stop
$279American Airlines
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Breeze offers direct service for quicker travel.
United's Economy Plus has up to 6 inches more legroom.
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Breeze Airways
Cheapest • from $162 (round-trip)
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Cheapest • 42% average savings
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January
Cheapest • 70% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$162
Typical prices: $179-435
Breeze Airways
Fri 10/31Mon 11/3
IAD - SBN • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$79
Typical prices: $115-232
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Fri 12/5
IAD - SBN • Non-stop
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Expert advice for your flight from Washington, D.C. to South Bend

 
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United Airlines

Economy Plus offers up to 6 inches more legroom than standard economy seats.


Purchase Priority Boarding to ensure overhead bin space for your carry-on.

Breeze Airways

Breeze offers direct service to make travel quicker and more convenient.


The Airbus A220 offers wider seats and a quieter cabin for comfort.

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

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

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

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

The cheapest return flight from Washington, D.C. to South Bend costs $121 on the route between Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) and South Bend (SBN). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 42% cheaper than other Washington, D.C.-South Bend routes. It is also the most popular route.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Washington, D.C. to South Bend, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from South Bend, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

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 South Bend, 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 South Bend is January, where tickets cost $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $358 and $335 respectively.

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

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 $396, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to South Bend?

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. to South Bend, 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. to South Bend, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$79
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 38% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to South Bend

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to South Bend

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to South Bend 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 flights from Washington, D.C. to South Bend

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to South Bend was $79 for a one-way ticket and $162 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Washington, D.C. to South Bend. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

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

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

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

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

    The Embraer 170 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington, D.C. to South Bend flight route.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to South Bend, Breeze Airways or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to South Bend are Breeze Airways and Delta. With an average price for the route of $97 and an overall rating of 8.0, Breeze Airways is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $344 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 South Bend.

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

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

    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 South Bend 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 South Bend?

    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 South Bend 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 South Bend

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $56 or less one-way and $324 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Washington, D.C. to South Bend?

 
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 South Bend/Michiana.
Find which airlines fly direct from Washington, D.C. to South Bend/Michiana Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Washington, D.C. to South Bend/Michiana

Monday

Breeze Airways, United Airlines

Breeze Airways, United Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines, Breeze Airways, Delta, +1 more

American Airlines, Breeze Airways, +2 more

Saturday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines, United Airlines

American Airlines, United Airlines

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Direct returns

South Bend/Michiana to Washington, D.C.

Monday

Breeze Airways, United Airlines

Breeze Airways, United Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines, Breeze Airways, United Airlines

American Airlines, Breeze Airways, +1 more

Saturday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines

American Airlines, Delta, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to South Bend

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to South Bend. 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 South Bend? 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
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 210 reviews
6.6Entertainment
6.7Food
8.2Comfort
8.3Boarding
8.7Crew
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First time flying Breeze everything went smoothly. Left early and arrived early to our destination. Definitely will be flying again with them!😊

10.0 ExcellentNicole, Sep 2025PWM - PIT
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First time flying Breeze everything went smoothly. Left early and arrived early to our destination. Definitely will be flying again with them!😊

Great! Only problem is we can’t use the northbound flight on this route as it arrives much too late and is not non-stop.

Given some type of snack. Had staff that hated their job and life in general. Have regular overhead bins. The bags have to go sideways and even then, they barely fit. The seats in the front - what would be considered business class were nice. Nothing extra but nice for a short flight. But the regular seats were so close I have no idea how people even fit it them.

Our gate was changed twice, but since they were super close it wasn't an issue. We were delayed 90 mins or so, which wasn't great, but sometimes that's just what happens. Communication was the issue. We weren't kept informed about delays--with more information I would have gotten a real meal, taken a "bio break" and purchased a new book. Because another. flight was being updated more frequently about their delays, I thought ours would be shorter and stayed close by. It left me feeling more frustrated than was necessary.

Your feedback should include a "not applicable" button. There was no food, nor entertainment on our flight. Also, a snack on a short flight will be nice to have

Boarding at BDL gate 24 was confused, but balanced out by friendly, responsive gate attendants. The crew were friendly and made for a straightforward flight. Seats were fine, but the aircraft needs to go in for cabin maintenance. The air nozzles overhead were all loose and could not be closed or adjusted.

Head rest did not move, very uncomfortable. Staff was great. There was no entertainment, would be nice not to have to pay for snack.

Worst airline - on our flight down from MCO to EYW, there was a huuuuuge delay. We were supposed to take off 12p and it was pushed back to almost 2:30p. We boarded the plane and then sat on the tarmac forever because we were "over" weight and had to burn fuel. Rather than ask guests to volunteer and leave, they kept us on the plane. Finally a family decided to off board and take their luggage with them. Shortly after, we left the terminal but then the pilot told us we may have to sit at the end of the runway for 15-20mins to burn more fuel. Which we ended up doing and of course it started to rain. We finally took off 2:50p. We were supposed to land 1p and didn't land until 3:45p. Basically had time to scramble off the plane, grab our luggage, request transportation to our hotel, unpack, rinse off and hustle over to our 6:30p dinner ressy. It's a shame Breeze is the only non-stop airline from MCO to EYW. For this, not sure I'd ever go back to EYW - most def will not take Breeze again.

Flight was rescheduled from (originally) early Saturday departure to a late Sunday departure. Then the late Sunday departure was delayed again (weather) and got in very late. We’ve enjoyed Breeze a lot, but this particular experience was a little disappointing.

Breeze was good but the sandiego airport had traffic and waiting 1 hour in the plane till take off

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Cramped seating for me. Luckily it wasn’t a long flight

Lounge in Lagos is terrible, food on board from Lagos to Atlanta was horrible. Only bright spot the cabin crew were awesome.

The staff and the boarding procedure were all amazing . The one flight was not equipped with WIFI which now adays seems odd. All in all the experience was good

Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

Really low quality food especially for an international flight. The crew also was surprisingly unpleasant except couple of ladies. I know we were not in first class but that’s no reason to treat customers as less.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

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

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.

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.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

We didn't take off until an hour after we boarded.

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

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.

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.

No issues. They did change our gate FOUR times in about 30 minutes which was mildly annoying but the flight was fine.

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.

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