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Cheapest round-trip
$369
Typical prices: $296-$478
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Fri 8/28Mon 8/31
CHA - SMF • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$278
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Thu 9/10
CHA - SMF • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $369 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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Cheapest • Avg $430 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 36m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 34% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento (CHA-SMF)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chattanooga 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chattanooga to Sacramento

Fri, Aug 28 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:51 am
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SMF
8h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 11:15 pm
SMF
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CHA
7h 05m
1 stop
$369United Airlines
Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:11 pm
CHA
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SMF
8h 11m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 9:57 am
SMF
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CHA
10h 37m
2 stops
$374United Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 9
United Airlines Logo
10:44 am - 5:34 pm
CHA
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SMF
9h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:14 am - 11:15 pm
SMF
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CHA
10h 01m
2 stops
$379United Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Mon, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
6:14 am - 10:10 am
CHA
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SMF
6h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:31 am - 3:23 pm
SMF
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CHA
6h 52m
1 stop
$409American Airlines
Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:11 pm
CHA
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SMF
8h 11m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:05 pm
SMF
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CHA
7h 05m
1 stop
$423United Airlines
Wed, Dec 23 - Tue, Dec 29
American Airlines Logo
6:13 pm - 12:32 am
CHA
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SMF
9h 19m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 11:28 am
SMF
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CHA
8h 29m
1 stop
$433American Airlines
Mon, Jul 27 - Mon, Aug 3
Delta Logo
7:19 pm - 10:53 pm
CHA
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SMF
6h 34m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:14 pm - 9:18 am
SMF
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CHA
8h 04m
1 stop
$434Delta
Sat, Jul 25 - Sat, Aug 1
United Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 9:12 pm
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SMF
7h 42m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 4:03 pm
SMF
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CHA
7h 48m
1 stop
$436United Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22
American Airlines Logo
7:01 am - 1:55 pm
CHA
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SMF
9h 54m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 10:20 pm
SMF
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CHA
8h 20m
1 stop
$438American Airlines
Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 11:56 am
CHA
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SMF
8h 11m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:05 pm
SMF
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CHA
7h 05m
1 stop
$458United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chattanooga to Sacramento flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chattanooga to Sacramento departing in August.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento is August, where tickets cost $308 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $584 and $578 respectively.

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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$278
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 35% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chattanooga to Sacramento was $191 for a one-way ticket and $369 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chattanooga and Sacramento?

    A passport is not required to fly from Chattanooga to Sacramento.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Chattanooga and Sacramento, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $399 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $497 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Chattanooga is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Sacramento with an airline and back to Chattanooga with another airline. Booking your flights between Chattanooga and SMF can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chattanooga to Sacramento?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sacramento from Chattanooga up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Chattanooga to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chattanooga to Sacramento. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chattanooga 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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DeltaOverall score based on 8451 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
DTW - SAN
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

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

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

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!

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

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

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

Know that the movies that you are going to be offered are the oldest be rated movies they could possibly get. They may have one or two new movies that they keep advertising but when you’re flying 15 hours, there is nothing to see past the first new movie.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

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

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

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

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

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

The flight attendant was very polite and attentive. The food was good.

Flight cancelled. Twice. And no communication. No gate agent. Went past boarding time and had to go and see email from AA. Airport communication was bad

It was so much better than expected, Ohare is not such a pleasant experience but American Airlines with the new, clean aeroplane and free Wi-Fi was outstanding and the crew so pleasant and helpful.

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

It was canceled at the last minute. While I was literally at the airport. Messed my entire trip up.

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

The flight was good. We had to spend almost an hour on the tarmac when we arrived in Dallas. Waiting for a gate. What’s the point of arriving early if you have no gate to park at?

Pulled out of the gate only to sit in the tarmac for an hour and a half for paperwork. Paperwork. Went back to the gate to refuel.

Flflight crew were amazing, kind, and considerate. Fofood choices were limited, and didn’t have a variation.

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