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San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (DCA) flights
There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, sold by one airline: United Airlines. The distance is 3,921 km, about 5h 15m in the air. There are also 30 one-stop options, via airports such as Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
Live fares for SFO → DCASee all routes on the map3,921 kmdistance
~5h 15mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
30one-stop options
Direct flights from San Francisco to Washington
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → DCA | United Airlines | 3,921 km | ~5h 15m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines | 3,947 km | ~7h 30m |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines | 4,267 km | ~7h 50m |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and Aeromexico then Air France and Aeromexico | 4,315 km | ~7h 55m |
| IAH Houston | United Airlines then United Airlines | 4,569 km | ~8h 15m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and jetBlue | 4,494 km | ~8h 10m |
| EWR Newark | United Airlines then United Airlines | 4,438 km | ~8h 5m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines | 3,922 km | ~7h 25m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then American Airlines and Air Canada | 4,206 km | ~7h 50m |
| LAX Los Angeles | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 4,254 km | ~7h 50m |
| CLT Charlotte | American Airlines then American Airlines | 4,220 km | ~7h 50m |
| LAS Las Vegas | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines | 4,018 km | ~7h 35m |
| PHL Philadelphia | American Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines | 4,239 km | ~7h 50m |
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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.