# Washington (DCA) to San Diego (SAN) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/dca-san
Data updated: 2026-10-21T00:39:43.760Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 13,500 miles plus $6 on United Airlines through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-24.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 12,500 Atmos points | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-12-07 | 19 Oct 2026, 05:24 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 13,500 miles | $6 | via IAH | 2026-10-24 | 21 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 17,500 miles | $15 | via DTW | 2026-11-07 | 13 Oct 2026, 12:40 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 17,500 Atmos points | $26 | via PHL | 2026-10-22 | 18 Oct 2026, 20:42 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from Washington to San Diego on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 3 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 60 of 60 | 12,500 Atmos points | 17,500 Atmos points | $6 to $31 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 48 of 60 | 13,500 miles | 13,500 miles | $6 to $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 13 of 60 | 17,500 miles | 17,500 miles | $15 |

Nonstop seats on Alaska Airlines.
With a connection on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search DCA to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search DCA to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
3. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search DCA to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $15).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/dca-jfk)
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- [Dallas (DFW)](https://miles.zone/routes/dca-dfw)
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- [Las Vegas (LAS)](https://miles.zone/routes/dca-las)

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