Cheap Flights to Washington DC

Whether you’re in first class or on cheap flights to Washington DC sitting in the economy cabin, the approach into Ronald Reagan National Airport is nothing short of spectacular—if your plane takes the right path, and if you’re sitting on the right side to take in the memorials and monuments abutting the Tidal Basin and Potomac River (have your camera at the ready!). Even if you’ve never been on a flight to DC before, you’ll recognize these sights from the pages of the history books that you studied as a child.

While technically just across the city’s bridges in Virginia, the beauty of Reagan Airport is that it’s also in easy reach of many Washington DC hotels, particularly those in the Northern Virginia suburbs and the ones that are nearest to the Mall and Smithsonian Museums. It is connected to the city by Metro, which makes it convenient to the nearby Maryland suburbs as well as DC neighborhoods like Dupont Circle, Cleveland Park, and Foggy Bottom.

Other Washington DC Flight Options

Many flights for those who are on Washington DC vacation packages land at Dulles International Airport, which is 26 miles away from the nation’s capital in Virginia. A third option for DC flights is Baltimore-Washington International Airport about a 40 minute’s drive north of the city (depending on traffic), and connected to the city’s Union Station through Amtrak.