Washington → Paris flights

DCA–Paris median is $304, with most fares $296–$331

Key takeaways

• $304 median fare across all 30 days sampled in the last 30 days
• Middle half of fares fell between $296 and $331, a fairly tight core range
• Low end hit $288, just below the typical range
• High end spiked to $393, likely a less favorable date or itinerary
• 36% spread between low and high suggests moderate price variability, not extreme swings

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the DCA → CDG price history page.

The full picture

Over the last 30 days, every day had a cached fare for DCA–Paris, giving a solid 30-sample read on pricing. The median sits at $304, and the middle half of all observed fares clustered tightly between $296 and $331 — a range of just $35. That's a relatively narrow core, which means most travelers booking on a typical day should expect something close to the median rather than a wild outlier.

The full range tells a slightly different story: fares dipped as low as $288 and spiked as high as $393, producing a 36% spread from low to high. That gap is moderate — not the kind of volatility that rewards obsessive date-shopping, but enough that it's worth comparing a few departure dates before committing. The data doesn't show a clear pattern of prices softening at a particular point in the booking horizon, so we can't responsibly claim fares drop predictably as departure approaches or recede with early booking. What we can say is that the bulk of fares are living in a fairly predictable band, which is useful for budgeting purposes even without a precise timing strategy.

We don't have visibility into day-of-week patterns or a dominant carrier in this dataset, so we can't make claims about particular departure days or airline-specific pricing behavior for this route. If that data becomes available, it would sharpen the recommendation considerably. For now, the honest takeaway is this: budget around $304, expect a plausible range of $296–$331 for most dates, and treat anything near $390 as a fare worth skipping if your dates are flexible. The moderate spread means there's some room to save by shopping around, but not so much that timing alone will make or break the price.

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