Flights from Washington to Los Angeles
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Prices by day: Washington to Los Angeles
Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.
Best fares from Washington to Los Angeles
Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date
Cheapest one-way
$97
7 February 2027, with a connection
Cheapest nonstop
$141
7 February 2027, American Airlines
Cheapest in the next 7 days
$169
Today
Cheapest weekend departure
$186
Sat, 14 November 2026
Cheapest day of the week
Monday
$171 on average over the next 120 days
Cheapest month
February 2027
tickets from $97
Washington to Los Angeles at a glance
- flight time, from 5h 28m to 11h 40m
- 5h 55m
- straight-line distance
- 2,294 mi (3,692 km)
- flights a week
- 70
- flights today
- 7
- first and last departure
- 06:00 - 22:10
- lowest price, with a connection, 7 February
- $97
- lowest nonstop price
- $141
- airlines
- 4
Washington to Los Angeles ticket prices by month
Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches
Cheapest month: February 2027, tickets from $97. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.
The most expensive month is November 2026: from $161. The average across months is $120.
Washington to Los Angeles flight schedule
70 flights a week, 7 today, 49 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.
FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
AA 1277
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
09:00
Los Angeles International
6h
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737
AA 1890
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
08:56
Los Angeles International
5h 56m
Daily
Boeing 737
WN 2388
Southwest Airlines
06:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 50m
Sat
Boeing 737
UA 249
United Airlines
06:39
Washington Dulles International
09:31
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 52m
Daily
Boeing 757-300
WN 2388
Southwest Airlines
06:40
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:30
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 50m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
WN 268
Southwest Airlines
08:10
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
12:30
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
7h 20m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
WN 743
Southwest Airlines
08:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 55m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 2388
Southwest Airlines
08:20
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 50m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
UA 1734
United Airlines
08:25
Washington Dulles International
11:14
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 49m
Daily
Boeing 757-300
WN 1542
Southwest Airlines
08:25
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
12:35
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
7h 10m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 287
Southwest Airlines
08:25
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
16:25
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11h
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
UA 1591
United Airlines
08:30
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:24
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 54m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737
AA 1966
American Airlines
08:42
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
11:45
Los Angeles International
6h 3m
Daily
Boeing 737
AA 1966
American Airlines
09:00
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
12:06
Los Angeles International
6h 6m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737
UA 1897
United Airlines
09:00
Washington Dulles International
11:54
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 54m
Daily
Airbus A320
AS 5
Alaska Airlines
09:30
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
12:17
Los Angeles International, terminal 6
5h 47m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
UA 1385
United Airlines
22:10
Washington Dulles International
00:59
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 49m
Sun
Boeing 757-300
Seasonal and one-off flights
Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.
FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 2388
Southwest Airlines
07:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:00
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2388
Southwest Airlines
08:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1591
United Airlines
06:00
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:52
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 52m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
WN 739
Southwest Airlines
08:05
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:55
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 164
Southwest Airlines
09:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
14:55
Ontario International, terminal 4
8h 40m
Seasonal
UA 442
United Airlines
07:00
Washington Dulles International
09:51
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 51m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1591
United Airlines
08:00
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:54
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 54m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 1734
United Airlines
08:35
Washington Dulles International
11:24
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 49m
Seasonal
Boeing 757-300
AA 1435
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
08:58
Los Angeles International
5h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1966
American Airlines
08:30
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
11:43
Los Angeles International
6h 13m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2634
United Airlines
09:37
Washington Dulles International
18:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
11h 33m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 1325
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
08:54
Los Angeles International
5h 54m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1591
United Airlines
06:37
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:31
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 54m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 717
United Airlines
06:50
Washington Dulles International
09:40
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 757-300
UA 1734
United Airlines
08:30
Washington Dulles International
11:20
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 757-300
AA 1966
American Airlines
08:40
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
11:41
Los Angeles International
6h 1m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1591
United Airlines
08:45
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:39
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 54m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 415
United Airlines
07:00
Washington Dulles International
10:01
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
6h 1m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
UA 1734
United Airlines
08:22
Washington Dulles International
11:21
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 59m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 622
United Airlines
08:44
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:42
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 1355
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
09:01
Los Angeles International
6h 1m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 4535
Southwest Airlines
08:30
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:35
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
6h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4535
Southwest Airlines
06:10
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1015
American Airlines
06:15
Washington Dulles International
09:15
Los Angeles International
6h
Seasonal
Airbus A321
UA 1528
United Airlines
07:00
Washington Dulles International
09:58
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
5h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1966
American Airlines
08:10
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
11:25
Los Angeles International
6h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 637
United Airlines
08:38
Washington Dulles International
15:33
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
9h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 2634
United Airlines
09:30
Washington Dulles International
18:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
11h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
WN 1334
Southwest Airlines
08:10
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1038
American Airlines
06:15
Washington Dulles International
09:15
Los Angeles International
6h
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 2237
American Airlines
08:10
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
11:25
Los Angeles International
6h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1424
Southwest Airlines
06:00
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
13:10
Long Beach
10h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4892
Southwest Airlines
06:05
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:50
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2963
Southwest Airlines
08:20
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 609
Southwest Airlines
07:20
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
15:30
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11h 10m
Seasonal
WN 2654
Southwest Airlines
07:25
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2139
Southwest Airlines
09:20
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
12:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1441
Southwest Airlines
09:35
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
14:05
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
7h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3486
Southwest Airlines
08:10
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:55
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 126
Southwest Airlines
06:30
Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
13:10
Long Beach
9h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3486
Southwest Airlines
08:15
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:00
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 727
Southwest Airlines
08:00
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:45
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3486
Southwest Airlines
08:25
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
11:10
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1700
United Airlines
09:00
Washington Dulles International
15:21
Los Angeles International, terminal 7
9h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 1421
American Airlines
06:11
Washington Dulles International
08:51
Los Angeles International
5h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4593
Southwest Airlines
08:20
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:50
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4593
Southwest Airlines
08:05
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
10:35
Los Angeles International, terminal 1
5h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1421
American Airlines
06:23
Washington Dulles International
08:57
Los Angeles International
5h 34m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 1421
American Airlines
06:00
Washington Dulles International
08:28
Los Angeles International
5h 28m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Washington. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.
Airlines flying Washington to Los Angeles
Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches
United Airlines27 a week
American Airlines19 a week
Southwest Airlines17 a week
Alaska Airlines7 a week
United Airlines: 13 flights, first departure at 06:39, last at 22:10, tickets from $201 on 12 November
MTWTFSS
United Airlines Washington to Los Angeles
American Airlines: 10 flights, first departure at 06:00, last at 09:00, tickets from $141 on 7 February
MTWTFSS
American Airlines Washington to Los Angeles
Southwest Airlines: 20 flights, first departure at 06:15, last at 08:25
MTWTFSS
Southwest Airlines Washington to Los Angeles
Alaska Airlines: 1 flight, departs at 09:30, tickets from $161 on 18 November
MTWTFSS
Alaska Airlines Washington to Los Angeles
Airports
Where flights from Washington to Los Angeles depart and land
Departure from Washington
34 flights a week, 22 mi (36 km) from the city centre
Ronald Reagan National
closest to the centreDCA
19 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 3 mi (5 km) from the city centre
17 flights a week, 28 mi (45 km) from the city centre
Arrival in Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
closest to the centreLAX
70 flights a week, terminals 1, 6, 7, 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre
When to visit Los Angeles
Weather by month
Best time to visit: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December, +19° to +28° by day, sea +14° to +19°. In November it is +23° by day and +10° at night, sea +17°, with 3 rainy days.
Jan
+19°
+7°
+15°
6 days
Feb
+20°
+8°
+15°
5 days
Mar
+20°
+9°
+14°
8 days
Apr
+24°
+11°
+15°
2 days
May
+25°
+13°
+17°
1 days
Jun
+28°
+15°
+19°
1 days
Jul
+31°
+17°
+20°
0 days
Aug
+32°
+18°
+21°
1 days
Sep
+31°
+18°
+21°
2 days
Oct
+28°
+14°
+19°
2 days
Nov
+23°
+10°
+17°
3 days
Dec
+19°
+9°
+16°
6 days
Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the flight from Washington to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight takes 5 hours 55 minutes on average, from 5h 28m to 11h 40m depending on the flight.
How far is Los Angeles from Washington?
2,294 mi (3,692 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Los Angeles?
United Airlines (27 a week), American Airlines (19 a week), Southwest Airlines (17 a week) and Alaska Airlines (7 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Washington to Los Angeles?
7 flights today and 70 a week, about 10 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Washington to Los Angeles?
The first departure is at 06:00 (AA1277), the last at 22:10 (UA1385). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington to Los Angeles?
February 2027: tickets from $97. The most expensive is November 2026, from $161.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Washington to Los Angeles?
7 February 2027 (Sunday): from $97 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Washington to Los Angeles?
American Airlines: nonstop tickets from $141 on 7 February by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Washington and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Washington. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Washington airport do flights to Los Angeles leave from?
Washington Dulles International (34 a week), Ronald Reagan National (19 a week) and Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall (17 a week).
Which Los Angeles airport is closest to the city centre?
Los Angeles International (LAX), 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre. Others: Long Beach 17 mi (28 km) and Ontario International 37 mi (60 km).