Cheapest€49.70
- Mesa Airlines MA472114:551h 12m16:07Washington DCAColumbus CMH
Door to door 4h 22mCO2 133.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Washington D.C. to Columbus flight
Flights from Washington D.C. to Columbus start at €57.96 and take 4h 16m at their fastest.
The Flights from Washington D.C. to Columbus starts at €57.96 and takes 4h 16m door to door, run by 4 operators over 541 km, with around 24 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 16mDoor to door
- 1h 6mMoving
- €57.96From
- 133.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€69.76
- PSA Airlines PS247417:061h 6m18:12Washington DCAColumbus CMH
Door to door 4h 16mCO2 133.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Airlines
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 PSA Airlines | €51.47 |
| United Airlines | €53.24 |
 Mesa Airlines | €49.70 |
 Republic Airways | €52.65 |
The trip ends at Union Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Rooms within reach of Union Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Washington D.C. to Columbus
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.0690 days
- €39.6760 days
- €49.1145 days
- €50.2930 days
- €59.7321 days
- €78.0214 days
- €92.777 days
- €98.083 days
- €117.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.67.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 196 percent. The most expensive point is €117.55, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €67.40Sun
- €58.55Mon
- €57.96Tue
- €62.68Wed
- €78.02Thu
- €73.30Fri
- €72.71Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Washington
Air
- IAD
- DCA
Columbus
Air
- CMH
- LCK
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 541 km against 526 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Washington D.C. at 06:13 and the last at 19:59, across 24 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Washington D.C. to Columbus
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus take?
The Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 1h 6m is spent moving. The route runs 541 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus cost?
The Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus starts at €57.96 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €58.85. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus?
4 operators run the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus: PSA Airlines, United Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airways. Between them they file around 24 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus use?
The Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus leaves from Washington DCA and arrives at Columbus CMH. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus?
Fares for the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.67. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 196 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus produce?
The Flight from Washington D.C. to Columbus produces about 133.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 541 km, which works out at roughly 246 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Washington D.C. to Columbus on September 10, 2026: 541 km of route against 526 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €57.96, and 4h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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