Washington → Mexico City flights

Typical fare $230 — bottom quartile sits near $225

Key takeaways

• Median fare of $230 across 30 daily snapshots, a reasonable anchor for this route
• Bottom quartile prices land at $225 or below — a solid target if you're flexible
• Top quartile climbs to $261+, with the observed high at $274
• 23% spread between low and high suggests moderate price variability, not extreme swings
• Sample covers a full 30-day window, giving reasonably reliable footing for these figures

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

Over the 30-day sample, fares between Washington and Mexico City ranged from $222 to $274, with a median of $230. That's a 23% spread — enough to reward some shopping around, but not so volatile that timing becomes a high-stakes gamble. Most of the observed fares cluster toward the lower end: the 25th percentile sits at just $225, only $5 above the floor, meaning a meaningful share of snapshots priced in near the cheapest levels seen all month.

The gap between the 25th and 75th percentiles ($225 to $261) is where most day-to-day price movement happens. If you're checking fares and see something in the low $230s or below, that's consistent with the better end of this route's typical range rather than an outlier deal. Prices above $261 appear to represent the higher tail — worth skipping if you have any flexibility to check again in a few days or adjust travel dates slightly.

We don't have enough granularity in this dataset to confidently tie price movement to specific days of the week or to identify a dominant carrier, so we won't speculate on either. The honest takeaway: this is a moderately stable route where a fare at or below $230 is a fair deal, and anything creeping toward $260+ is on the expensive side of normal — but with a 23% spread, you're not likely to stumble into a dramatic outlier in either direction.

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