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Mon, Nov 23 - Fri, Nov 27
Frontier Logo
3:55 pm - 5:31 pmONT  Ontario-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 36mnonstop
Frontier Logo
8:36 am - 10:00 amSMF  Sacramento Intl-ONT Ontario
1h 24mnonstop
$76Frontier
Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 8
Frontier Logo
2:50 pm - 6:59 pmLAX  Los Angeles-SMF Sacramento Intl
4h 09m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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7:38 pm - 9:12 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-LAX Los Angeles
1h 34mnonstop
$108Frontier
Wed, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 6
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 5:05 pmSAN  San Diego-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:20 pm - 6:55 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-SAN San Diego
1h 35mnonstop
$117Southwest
Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 14
Southwest Logo
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmSAN  San Diego-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 45mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 8:10 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-SAN San Diego
1h 40mnonstop
$117Southwest
Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:36 pm - 5:20 pmSAN  San Diego-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 44mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:22 pm - 7:00 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-SAN San Diego
1h 38mnonstop
$117Alaska Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 10:50 amSAN  San Diego-SMF Sacramento Intl
2h 00mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:41 amSMF  Sacramento Intl-SAN San Diego
1h 41mnonstop
$117Alaska Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 11:50 amSAN  San Diego-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 45mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:29 pm - 7:49 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-SAN San Diego
25h 20m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$123Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 1:30 pmLAS  Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 45mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:52 pm - 7:38 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-LAS Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
4h 46m1 stop San Diego
$127Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 10
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 10:30 pmLGB  Long Beach Municipal-SMF Sacramento Intl
5h 40m1 stop Salt Lake City
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 12:09 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-LGB Long Beach Municipal
6h 39m1 stop Salt Lake City
$177Delta
Mon, Oct 12 - Wed, Oct 14
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 8:32 amLAX  Los Angeles-SMF Sacramento Intl
1h 32mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:18 am - 7:55 amSMF  Sacramento Intl-LAX Los Angeles
1h 37mnonstop
$177Delta
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Flight from San Diego to Sacramento

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from California to Sacramento

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4190 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2026
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Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

The crew was nice. Boarding sucked. Instead of loading from the back to the front people just sat wherever and you had to wait for them to move to get to a seat. And the flight was 25 minutes delayed.

I boarded last because of my boarding assignment and was given a middle seat at the back of the plane. I’m 6”1” so it was really tight. I wish I just had a seat assignment instead of a general boarding group. My bag was way at the front and my seat at the back. Was never offered a beverage and had no room to move.

The cabin was very cold with the air conditioning on at a very high level. I used my phone app that displays room temperature and it registered 67 degrees.

Boarding was quick. The flight itself was good. However, no charging ports for cell phones. Also, the food provided was just a few snacks. For a 5-hr flight, I would expect at least a sandwich.

Delayed a hour and a bit because of some tape on the tail. They were good about letting us know but should have been done before we were scheduled to depart.

Everything went well. We even landed earlier than scheduled. Thank you!

Alaska Airlines staff go out of their way to accommodate my fragile musical instrument, every time. They are unlike any other airline. I've experienced this can-do attitude on several flights with different staff, so this must be the culture of their company. I appreciate Alaska!

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

Fine for a short flight. All went well. Snacks are lacking and I couldn’t hook up to wifi through the app, but it was fine.

I bought tickets MONTHS ago for a flight that left SAN at 14:30. That is what it says on our tickets. I was never notified of any time changes. During online check-in. I discovered the flight time had been changed to 15:45. This was unacceptable and had I been notified, I would have changed flights, or airlines. That departure time was unworkable with our plans. We called Alaska and asked for an explanation. They said flight time was changed 11/08/25. No proof of notification could be offered. We asked to be moved to an earlier flight. After much pleading, the rep said she would allow a “one time exception..” While I appreciate being moved, this was YOUR fault Alaska Airlines.

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

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

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.

Pilot warned us it was going to be bumpy, which I usually like when it is, but it wasn't, so I spent most of the flight unnecessarily wondering when it was going to get rough. Just can't win sometimes. Ha!

We had a great travel experience under bad circumstances at the last minute.

My seat didn't lean back. Also I think the whole "we know we don't have enough overhead space for a full flight, but we'll try to get as much money as we can before asking people to check their bags for free at the gate" thing is kinda icky.

Very bad multiple confusion and miscommunication which i ended up missing my flight.

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

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.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

The flight out of Fresno boarded 1.5 hour past scheduled and made me miss my connecting flight from SFO to SEA.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

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

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

I was refused to used the toilet closes to my seat and had to go to the back of the plane .. it was difficult for me I’m a wheelchair customer

I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

I went to the Frontier counter in San Jose at 1030am or so on Sunday 10/13/24 to see if I could get an earlier flight to San Diego in lieu of my reserved 630pm flight. One thing led to another, and I was able to obtain an open seat for about $ 56. on the earlier flight. Fine. Then the agent asked if I "was checking a bag". Not knowing that carry-ons cost extra per Frontier policy, I thought that she meant a regular checked bag. Therefore, I said no. Once I got to the gate, the same gate agent who sold me a ticket told me that I had to pay $99 for a carry-on, and that all bags were extra on Frontier. Having never flown on Frontier, I was not aware of this. Part of the issue was that she was not a native English speaker, so there was a miscommunication as to what "bag" meant. I would have preferred for her to have clearly let me know at the front counter that any bag including a carry-on cost $99. It would have had the same outcome, as I had to take my carry-on. But it got hectic at the last minute at the gate itself. The baggage policy should have mentioned "including carry-ons" when we first spoke.

Most horrible airlines. Please avoid it. It's ok to spend $50 extra for delta, united or Alaska

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