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WAS — CPT
Feb 26 — Mar 51
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Cheapest airline

KLM

Good round-trip deal

R1 710 or less

Good one-way deal

R99 or less
On average, KLM currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Washington, D.C. (avg. price of R26 161).
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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Washington, D.C.. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 21 February 2025.

Sat 8/312:00IAD - JNB
1 stop36h 10mEgyptair
Sun 23/321:45JNB - IAD
1 stop37h 25mEgyptair
Deal found 20/2R16 868
Sat 3/512:30IAD - JNB
1 stop40h 05mTurkish Airlines
Sun 11/517:55JNB - IAD
1 stop22h 50mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 20/2R16 886
Tue 1/411:00IAD - JNB
1 stop20h 05mEthiopian Air
Wed 16/422:50JNB - IAD
1 stop27h 15mEthiopian Air
Deal found 20/2R16 942
Wed 5/321:30IAD - JNB
1 stop28h 05mEtihad Airways
Mon 10/39:55JNB - IAD
1 stop37h 30mEtihad Airways
Deal found 20/2R17 052
Tue 25/311:00IAD - CPT
1 stop20h 45mEthiopian Air
Tue 1/415:25CPT - IAD
2 stops47h 30mEthiopian Air
Deal found 19/2R17 144
Sun 23/319:59IAD - CPT
2 stops43h 41mMultiple Airlines
Sun 30/314:30CPT - IAD
3 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/2R17 273
Tue 25/315:00IAD - CPT
1 stop39h 00mTurkish Airlines
Tue 1/416:35CPT - IAD
1 stop24h 10mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 19/2R17 402
Mon 10/321:30BWI - JNB
1 stop30h 50mAmerican Airlines
Mon 17/321:15JNB - BWI
2 stops28h 10mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 21/2R17 753
Mon 10/36:00DCA - JNB
2 stops22h 20mAmerican Airlines
Mon 17/321:15JNB - DCA
2 stops26h 44mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 21/2R17 845
Sat 7/622:45IAD - CPT
1 stop30h 15mBritish Airways
Thu 12/618:55CPT - IAD
1 stop28h 35mBritish Airways
Deal found 20/2R17 900
Tue 18/321:05IAD - JNB
1 stop30h 20mQatar Airways
Sun 30/313:55JNB - IAD
1 stop31h 45mQatar Airways
Deal found 20/2R17 937
Thu 6/36:09DCA - JNB
2 stops26h 41mMultiple Airlines
Wed 12/31:15JNB - DCA
2 stops46h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/2R18 545

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Fly to

Cape Town

Route

Depart

Return

Price

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 8/3

12:00-7:10

1 stop36h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 23/3

21:45-5:10

1 stop37h 25m

R16 868

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 3/5

12:30-10:35

1 stop40h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/5

17:55-10:45

1 stop22h 50m

R16 886

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 1/4

11:00-13:05

1 stop20h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 16/4

14:30-8:55

2 stops24h 25m

R16 942

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 5/3

21:30-8:35

1 stop28h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 10/3

9:55-17:25

1 stop37h 30m

R17 052

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 11/3

22:15-10:20

2 stops30h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 18/3

22:00-18:48

2 stops26h 48m

R17 089

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

IADCPT

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 25/3

11:00-13:45

1 stop20h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/4

15:25-8:55

2 stops47h 30m

R17 144

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

IADCPT

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 23/3

19:59-21:40

2 stops43h 41m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 30/3

14:30-13:10

3 stops28h 40m

R17 273

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

IADCPT

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 25/3

15:00-12:00

1 stop39h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/4

16:35-10:45

1 stop24h 10m

R17 402

BaltimoreJohannesburg

BWI - JNB

BWIJNB

Baltimore/Washington

Mon 10/3

21:30-10:20

1 stop30h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 17/3

21:15-19:25

2 stops28h 10m

R17 753

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

DCA - JNB

DCAJNB

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 10/3

6:00-10:20

2 stops22h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 17/3

21:15-17:59

2 stops26h 44m

R17 845

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Best time to book a flight from Washington, D.C.

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Travel insights for flights from Washington, D.C.

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When is the best time to book a flight from Washington, D.C.?

Use this chart to determine the optimal time to book a return flight from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town. Price data was last updated on 14 February 2025.

Booking 54 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from Washington, D.C.. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C.?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. (average of R16 204). Flying from Washington, D.C. in June will prove the most costly (average of R22 988). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

What are popular destinations to fly to from Washington, D.C.?

From Washington, D.C. you can expect to find greater availability for the following destinations: New York (1 122 flights per day), Chicago (764 flights per day) and Detroit (558 flights per day).

Orlando

Orlando

From R19

Minneapolis St Paul

Minneapolis St Paul

From R129

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

From R575

Detroit

Detroit

From R123

What is the cheapest place to fly to from Washington, D.C.?

The cheapest city to fly to from Washington, D.C. is New Orleans Louis Armstrong, with prices starting at R99. Explore other affordable destinations below.

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

From R5

Orlando

Orlando

From R19

Dallas/Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth

From R93

Denver Intl

Denver Intl

From R112

Airline reviews for flights from Washington, D.C.

Get insights into the airlines that provide service from Washington, D.C.. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing airline for your flight from Washington, D.C.. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 594 507 searches.
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Delta
8,0
Very Good
8 217 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

KLM
7,8
Good
1 333 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

SWISS
7,5
Good
1 568 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Qatar Airways
7,4
Good
3 609 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 276 reviews
Check prices

Entertainment

8,2

Overall

8,1

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Comfort

8,0

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

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Access useful and relevant information related to your journey from Washington, D.C.. This can include details such as airport transportation, visa requirements, travel insurance, luggage regulations, and any other information that can ensure a smooth and hassle-free travel experience. Please note that the information is based on general guidance and may need to be verified with official sources. Data last updated 21 February 2025.

  • What are the most popular destinations to fly to from Washington, D.C.?

    The most selected flight destinations from Washington, D.C. for the current month are Atlanta, Boston, Mumbai. While Boston, Atlanta, Athens are the top choices made by travellers year-round.

  • What is the cheapest airport to fly out of Washington, D.C.?

    Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl airport offers the cheapest routes to Cape Town from R15 190. Washington, D.C. Reagan-National airport is a great option if you're flying to Cape Town from R21 384. Our top recommendation is to be generally flexible with your dates of travel for the best rates.

  • What are the cheapest airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to anywhere?

    Looking at our data, Ethiopian Air, KLM, and United Airlines have been found to have the cheapest prices from Washington, D.C.. Here are some options available: Ethiopian Air flights from Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg OR Tambo (R16 198). KLM flights from Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg OR Tambo (R18 313). United Airlines flights from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town Intl (R24 194).

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C.?

    January is currently the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C.. At this moment in time June is the most expensive month. These prices are determined by multiple factors and booking in advance can help keep costs down if your schedule is not as flexible.

  • Where are the cheapest places to fly to from Washington, D.C.?

    Check out the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to embark to:
    Travel from Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg from R15 190 round trip
    Travel from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town from R15 762 round trip

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