Origin Airport

Arlington

Destination Airport

San Francisco

Number Of Airlines Serving

Distance

2436 mi

Shortest Flight Departure Time

6:40PM EDT

Shortest Flight Departure Date

Aug 18

Flights from Washington, DC Airport (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco, CA Airport (SFO-San Francisco Intl.) - Frequently Asked Questions

Are there non-stop flights from Washington, DC Airport (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco Airport?

Need to fly from Washington, DC Airport (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco, CA Airport (SFO-San Francisco Intl.) in the shortest time possible? You're in luck. You'll find multiple carriers that operate nonstop flights. Alaska Airlines and United Airlines are two of the most popular.

What is the shortest flight from Washington, DC Airport (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco Airport?

The shortest flight time from Washington to San Francisco is 5 hours and 56 minutes. Order a refreshment from the cabin crew, get stuck into your travel journal or make friends with your seat mate — you'll have enough time on this medium-haul trip.

How many hours flight from Washington, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco Airport?

The flight from Washington, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.) will take an average of 7 hours and 6 minutes. A couple of good movies, a gripping novel and a decent snooze will make the time zip by.

What airlines have the most flights from Washington, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco Airport?

Excellent service, on-time performance and terrific in-flight entertainment are just a few things that make an airline stand out from the rest. If you're jetting from Washington, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National) to San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.), why not fly with the best? United Airlines (UA) offers 115 flights on this route each month. If that doesn't quite cut it for you, check out the airfares from Alaska Airlines (AS). This airline is also fast to book up and offers 45 flights between Washington and San Francisco every month.

Positive Reviews

Dec 26, 2019

The United flight across country had no entertainment options unless you had the United App already downloaded. The flight attendants were great, but traveling with 4 small kids and having no inflight entertainment was challenging.

Oct 2, 2019

The food ordering function on the touchscreens didn’t work. I had to call the flight attendants manually to order food

Aug 19, 2019

Only critique is that service timing was long gor beverages and we only got a water refill once. I had to go to back of plane to ask for more water on a 5hr flight. Other than that great flight!

Dec 25, 2018

I was concerned when Alaska purchased my beloved Virgin USA but this was one of my best flights ever (on christmas eve no less!)

Nov 25, 2018

Bad seat mate

Sep 27, 2018

Massively delayed - thanks to the weather - but the plane ran out of purchasable food within an hour. That said, I'm a fatass, so skipping a meal every now and then wouldn't kill me...!

Sep 10, 2018

Exceeded expectations for 5+ hour flight

Jul 14, 2018

Great service and ontime

Jun 30, 2018

Even though the plane is brand new, the engine was noisier than the Alaska Aid Boeing plane I flew in April. The A321 lavatory is very small.

Negative Reviews

Nov 3, 2018

$I paid 129.00 to ujpgrade my mother to a seat closes to the door (row 6). Alaska Airlines moved her seat without any notification or warning. My mother is 78 years old and issue with balance. The goal was to seat her closet to the exit door so she would not have to walk so far. We did not ;learn about the move until check in at the airport we learned she had been to row 22 on the plane. We were both very disappointed to learn this. Unfortunately we did not have time to find another flight. My hope is that by writing this note other customer will receive better treatment. Also please be advised that I still have not received a refund or $129.00 for the upgraded seat.

Sep 25, 2018

Flight was delayed for 5 hours. There was no proactive acknowledgment of inconvenience, information updates, or compensation from beginning to end including front counter, gate personnel, and flight crew. Flight crew delivery of services was perfunctory. They didn't seem like they wanted to be there. Alaska could have at least provided free food and alcoholic beverages for the inconvenience. I wound up missing the last rail from airport to home at my destination, and had to pay for $95 cab ride home. Alaska didn't provide any services to address the transportation issues and needs of its passengers at the destination. A "well we got you here, you're on your own" attitude".

Sep 8, 2018

We sat on the tarmac for two hours and the flight attendants kept the restrooms locked for most of the plane. They opened them sooner for first class but reminded passengers throughout the flight that they were only for first class. For the entire rest of the plane there were only two restrooms in the back. They finally opened the coach restrooms just before clearance was given for takeoff and there was a huge line, but then everyone had to go back to their seats, and it was a long time before the seatbelt sign was turned off again so most people waited several hours before they were permitted to use a restroom. No snacks or extra drinks were offered although we were on the plane for more than 8 hours. Weak Alaska, very weak.

Jul 17, 2018

We were rerouted and our supposed diirect flight from DCA to SFO took 12 hours.

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