Washington → Paris flights

Paris from D.C.: median fares cluster near $307

Key takeaways

• Median fare: $307 across 11 daily snapshots of the cheapest available IAD–CDG fares.
• Low end reached $251 — roughly 18% below median — suggesting periodic dips worth watching for.
• 75% of snapshots priced at $313 or below, meaning the ceiling is relatively contained.
• Spread of 25% (low $251 to high $313) indicates moderate price volatility — not razor-thin, but not wildly unpredictable either.
• No dominant carrier pattern is visible from this dataset; shop across airlines rather than assuming one consistently leads on price.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

The IAD–CDG fare landscape captured here is notably compressed. With a median of $307 and a 75th-percentile fare of just $313, the bulk of daily cheapest fares land in a tight $6 band at the upper end of the range. That alone tells you something useful: most of the time, you're not leaving much money on the table by booking promptly when you see a fare in the low-$300s. The real opportunity is the floor — at $251, the lowest snapshot sits roughly $56 below median, which is meaningful on a transatlantic ticket.

With only 11 daily snapshots in this dataset, we should be honest about the limits of the sample. The $251 low could reflect a brief promotional window, a specific travel date with weak demand, or simply a fare that aged off quickly. What the data does suggest is that fares on this route are not uniformly flat: a 25% spread between low and high means monitoring prices over a few weeks is likely worth the effort. If you can be flexible on travel dates, checking fares periodically and acting when you see the $251–$270 range is a defensible strategy rather than booking immediately at $307–$313.

No carrier-level pattern is discernible from this data, so there's no evidence-based reason to favor one airline over another on price alone. Check aggregators that show multiple carriers simultaneously. One honest caveat: 11 snapshots cover a narrow window and may not reflect seasonal surges around French public holidays, peak summer travel, or last-minute fare spikes. Treat the $307 median as a useful benchmark, not a guarantee.

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