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San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (IAD) flights
There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, sold by one airline: United Airlines. The distance is 3,883 km, about 5h 15m in the air. There are also 35 one-stop options, via airports such as Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
Live fares for SFO → IADSee all routes on the map3,883 kmdistance
~5h 15mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
35one-stop options
Direct flights from San Francisco to Washington
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → IAD | United Airlines | 3,883 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 United Airlines | 3,909 km | ~7h 25m |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines | 4,234 km | ~7h 50m |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and Aeromexico then Air France and Aeromexico | 4,294 km | ~7h 55m |
| IAH Houston | United Airlines then United Airlines | 4,541 km | ~8h 10m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then jetBlue and United Airlines | 4,518 km | ~8h 10m |
| EWR Newark | United Airlines then United Airlines | 4,460 km | ~8h 5m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines | 3,884 km | ~7h 25m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and United Airlines | 4,184 km | ~7h 45m |
| LAX Los Angeles | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines | 4,217 km | ~7h 50m |
| CLT Charlotte | American Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines | 4,204 km | ~7h 50m |
| LAS Las Vegas | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines | 3,981 km | ~7h 30m |
| PHL Philadelphia | American Airlines and United Airlines then United Airlines | 4,264 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.