Cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta from $42

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Atlanta from Washington, D.C., with most prices found around $155. If you aren’t able to travel to Atlanta during the month of January, then flying in December is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $170.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Atlanta. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $289. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Atlanta on Monday is $414.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Atlanta is at noon when flights can be purchased for as low as $305. Flights to Atlanta are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $339. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Baltimore/Washington to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson for the best Washington, D.C. - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Atlanta from Washington, D.C. when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Atlanta for around $197 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Atlanta from Washington, D.C. for as low as $144 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Washington, D.C. to Atlanta flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Frontier, Delta, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Frontier, Delta and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Atlanta from Washington, D.C. according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 61% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Atlanta. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Atlanta on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 139 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

132 flights are operational daily from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta as of July 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 45% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta is 924 per week as of July 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sun, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.