Nonstop flights from San Diego to Washington

3 airlines fly from San Diego (SAN) to 3 Washington airports (IAD, BWI and DCA), with up to 9 flights a day.

SANIAD

Routes

3 airport pairs

When they leave

San Diego time

6:35a10:40pFirst departure 6:35 AM, last 10:40 PM

Four in the morning, 6:35 AM to 11:45 AM, then three in the afternoon, 12:40 PM to 3:30 PM, then two in the evening, 9:45 PM to 10:40 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:35 AM→2:40 PMSAN to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
8:00 AM→4:02 PMSAN to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
8:00 AM→4:00 PMSAN to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
10:34 AM→6:45 PMSAN to IADAlaska AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
11:45 AM→7:45 PMSAN to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
12:40 PM→8:42 PMSAN to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
12:46 PM→9:00 PMSAN to DCAAlaska AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
3:30 PM→11:25 PMSAN to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
9:45 PM→5:41 AM⁺¹SAN to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
10:40 PM→6:35 AM⁺¹SAN to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from San Diego to Washington

Southwest Airlines flies most often, 3 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-700. United Airlines flies 3 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Boeing 737. Alaska Airlines flies twice a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Boeing 737-800.

Flights run every day of the week, 9 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 8 on the other days. The first arrival in Washington is at 2:40 PM and the last at 6:35 AM the next day.

SAN to IAD is the busiest airport pair, with 28 flights a week, then SAN to BWI with 24 and SAN to DCA with 7.

Flying back, Washington to San Diego has 55 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.