Cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Denver from $80

The cheapest month to fly to Denver from Washington, D.C. is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $237, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Denver in January, then you should wait until February to fly from Washington, D.C., when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $246.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Denver is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $316. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Denver is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $400.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Denver is at noon when flights can be purchased for as low as $287. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $382.

Fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Denver Intl for the best Washington, D.C. - Denver Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Denver from Washington, D.C. when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Denver for around $359 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Denver from Washington, D.C. for as low as $283 on momondo.

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

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Washington, D.C. to Denver.

As of April 2026, prices for Washington, D.C. to Denver flights are approximately 68% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines, Delta, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to Denver Intl

Frontier, United Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Denver from Washington, D.C. according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Denver. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Denver on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Washington, D.C. and Denver have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 163 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening 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. Thursday 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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $204.

Flights connecting via Kansas City (MCI) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 18m.

Kansas City (MCI) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 53m.

As of April 2026, there are 36 flights per day flying from Washington, D.C. to Denver. The most common time of day flights depart is 4:00PM, with 50% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, 253 flights take off from Washington, D.C. and land in Denver each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.