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$59 Find Cheap Flights from California to Sacramento

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Cheapest round-trip
$72
Overall average: $186
Frontier
Sun 4/12Thu 4/16
LAX - SMF • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$59
Typical prices: $59-$148
Frontier
Thu 4/2
LAS - SMF • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from California to Sacramento

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from California to Sacramento that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from California to Sacramento

Sun, Apr 12 - Thu, Apr 16
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:29 am
LAX
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SMF
1h 29mnonstop
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11:51 am - 1:22 pm
SMF
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LAX
1h 31mnonstop
$72Frontier
Thu, Apr 2 - Mon, Apr 6
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6:00 am - 7:32 am
LAX
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SMF
1h 32mnonstop
Frontier Logo
8:27 am - 9:58 am
SMF
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LAX
1h 31mnonstop
$73Frontier
Sat, Mar 7 - Tue, Mar 10
Southwest Logo
5:10 pm - 6:50 pm
SAN
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SMF
1h 40mnonstop
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12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
SMF
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SAN
1h 30mnonstop
$117Southwest
Tue, Feb 24 - Wed, Feb 25
Southwest Logo
8:35 am - 2:50 pm
SAN
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SMF
6h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 12:25 pm
SMF
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SAN
5h 50m
2 stops
$122Southwest
Tue, Feb 24 - Fri, Feb 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:04 am - 10:05 am
SAN
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SMF
2h 01mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 9:14 pm
SMF
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SAN
1h 34mnonstop
$127Alaska Airlines
Sat, Mar 7 - Sat, Mar 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:46 pm - 5:38 pm
SAN
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SMF
1h 52mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 9:14 pm
SMF
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SAN
1h 34mnonstop
$132Alaska Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 11:43 pm
ONT
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SMF
6h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 11:49 pm
SMF
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ONT
6h 34m
1 stop
$189Delta
Sat, Apr 11 - Tue, Apr 14
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:38 am
ONT
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SMF
3h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:14 pm
SMF
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ONT
6h 14m
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$190United Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Wed, Apr 22
United Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 11:57 pm
BUR
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SMF
6h 09m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:53 pm - 9:59 pm
SMF
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BUR
6h 06m
1 stop
$191United Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 17
Delta Logo
5:10 pm - 11:43 pm
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SMF
6h 33m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:19 pm - 9:35 pm
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PSP
4h 16m
1 stop
$247Delta
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$59
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Las Vegas to Sacramento

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from California to Sacramento

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from California to Sacramento? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11819 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Food
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Due to plane delays on both legs of my flight home, I had to be rerouted from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas on Skywest and then to DCA on American. SkyWest airlines sat on runway in Las Vegas for 20 minutes waiting for gate to clear. My boarding pass for American that I was given by Alaska was incomplete and the Las Vegas airport lacked signage and departure boards. I barely made my flight bc it was so confusing. American Airlines has a much better wireless connection. I’ll never fly Alaska again. It clearly has problems.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
STS - SAN
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Due to plane delays on both legs of my flight home, I had to be rerouted from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas on Skywest and then to DCA on American. SkyWest airlines sat on runway in Las Vegas for 20 minutes waiting for gate to clear. My boarding pass for American that I was given by Alaska was incomplete and the Las Vegas airport lacked signage and departure boards. I barely made my flight bc it was so confusing. American Airlines has a much better wireless connection. I’ll never fly Alaska again. It clearly has problems.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

Again, very smooth and all of the Alaska folks were great. They continue to meet all my needs.

Overall it was fine, however one of my two checked bags did not arrive and I was told it was left in Palm Springs. I don't understand how one of the two bags made it through fine but the other got lost .

The whole experience went smoothly with no hitches along the way.

The flight was excellent and very friendly and helpful staff. Will travel again and recommend to friends. Thank you

Did not have In flight service on my round trip due to turbulence. I did not partake in In flight entertainment. Flight descending into LAX was very turbulent. It would have been nice if the pilot communicated with us during that rough descent into LAX to ease the minds of some of us more nervous flyers.

Our late returning flight was annoying. The plane was small, but it made boarding and disembarking quicker. I do wish they offered a gluten free snack.

They canceled my flight with only a couple hours before checking in at the airport and offered no alternatives to get home.

Was notified the departure would be late. Later on it was suddenly on time. Traffic by LAX was horrendous, and I missed the flight.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

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