The flight time from Boston to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 5 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 15 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DCA Washington, DC 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
American
82%
JetBlue
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Washington is 399 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Boston
1 hour, 30 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
1h 38m
American
1h 40m
Delta
1h 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

186

Distance

399 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
81
American
54
Delta
51

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Washington by plane?

The distance from Boston to Washington by plane is 399 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Washington?

The flight time from Boston to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 45 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Washington?

JetBlue, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Washington.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Washington?

Southwest does not fly from Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Boston 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 75 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Washington 10 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Boston to Washington, American is 82% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 10% 2%
American 82% 16% 2%
JetBlue 81% 17% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston and Washington, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
JetBlue 15 75 5 98
American 18 75 5 100
Delta 20 76 5 105

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
9am 1.89
2pm 1.84
10pm 0.05
12pm 2.33
6pm 1.22
1pm 0.79
8am 2.17
6am 2.31
4pm 1.72
8pm 0.61
10am 2.05
5pm 2.15
9pm 0.63
7am 1.37
5am 0.85
3pm 1.8
7pm 1.56
11am 0.78

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Washington that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 918
February 877
March 970
April 902
May 902
June 773
July 735
August 758
September 733
October 798
November 721
December 636

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Washington that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 29.19
Tuesday 28.67
Wednesday 28.81
Thursday 29.15
Friday 28.48
Saturday 15.73
Sunday 26.94

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
JetBlue 2
American 1
Delta 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
9am 17 74 4 97
2pm 17 77 5 101
10pm 16 73 5 94
12pm 17 76 4 100
6pm 20 75 5 103
1pm 15 77 4 98
8am 18 75 4 100
6am 20 76 5 104
4pm 17 75 6 101
8pm 17 77 6 104
10am 16 74 5 97
5pm 20 77 5 105
9pm 19 73 5 98
7am 17 75 5 102
5am 14 73 5 96
3pm 16 75 5 98
7pm 18 76 5 101
11am 15 77 5 99
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.