Cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana from $114

If you’re not able to fly to Punta Cana in January, then August is your next best option. Flight prices from Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana during August average around $514.

The cheapest day to depart from Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $657. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Punta Cana on Friday is $702.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana when you can find flight prices for as low as $677. Flying to Punta Cana in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Punta Cana, so prices are often more expensive at around $768 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Punta Cana from Washington, D.C. when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Punta Cana for around $639 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Punta Cana from Washington, D.C. for as low as $457 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 3% on your flight if you consider stops on a Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana flights are approximately 13% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier, Southwest, and Air Canada are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to Punta Cana

United Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Punta Cana from Washington, D.C. according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Punta Cana. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Punta Cana on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Washington, D.C. and Punta Cana have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 113 minutes.

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

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday 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.

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via San Juan (SJU) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $287.

Flights connecting via Charlotte (CLT) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 42m.

Panama City (PTY) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 07m.

The number of flights available between Washington, D.C. and Punta Cana is 2 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 66% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of March 2026, 19 flights take off from Washington, D.C. and land in Punta Cana each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.