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$53 Find Cheap Flights from Denver to Sacramento

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Cheapest round-trip
$88
Overall average: $219
Frontier
Sun 2/8Sun 2/15
DEN - SMF • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$53
Typical prices: $105-$257
Frontier
Sun 2/8
DEN - SMF • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Denver to Sacramento (DEN-SMF)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Denver 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 Denver to Sacramento

Sun, Feb 8 - Sun, Feb 15
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9:28 am - 11:18 am
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2h 50mnonstop
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10:53 am - 2:21 pm
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DEN
2h 28mnonstop
$88Frontier
Sat, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 8
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7:24 am - 11:47 am
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SMF
5h 23m
1 stop
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4:41 pm - 8:10 pm
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DEN
2h 29mnonstop
$107Frontier
Sat, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 8
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7:24 am - 11:47 am
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5h 23m
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4:41 pm - 8:10 pm
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DEN
2h 29mnonstop
$108Frontier
Fri, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 2
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9:23 am - 11:13 am
DEN
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SMF
2h 50mnonstop
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12:08 pm - 6:05 pm
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4h 57m
1 stop
$124Frontier
Thu, Feb 26 - Sun, Mar 1
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11:56 am - 10:08 am
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23h 12m
1 stop
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10:53 am - 2:21 pm
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DEN
2h 28mnonstop
$125Frontier
Sun, Mar 15 - Thu, Mar 19
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9:16 am - 11:06 am
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2h 50mnonstop
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4:51 pm - 8:20 pm
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DEN
2h 29mnonstop
$126Frontier
Fri, Mar 20 - Mon, Mar 23
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9:16 am - 11:06 am
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2h 50mnonstop
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4:51 pm - 8:20 pm
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DEN
2h 29mnonstop
$128Frontier
Fri, Feb 27 - Sun, Mar 1
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9:23 am - 11:13 am
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2h 50mnonstop
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8:43 am - 3:56 am
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18h 13m
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$132Frontier
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
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10:43 pm - 10:13 am
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12h 30m
1 stop
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12:03 pm - 3:32 pm
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DEN
2h 29mnonstop
$135Frontier
Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 15
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10:43 pm - 10:08 am
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12h 25m
1 stop
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10:53 am - 2:21 pm
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2h 28mnonstop
$136Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Denver to Sacramento flights

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

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Planning a trip from Denver to Sacramento? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Denver to Sacramento?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Denver to Sacramento clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Denver to Sacramento, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Sacramento, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Denver 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 Denver to Sacramento is March, where tickets cost $178 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $397 and $358 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Denver to Sacramento?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Denver to Sacramento, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Denver to Sacramento, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Denver to Sacramento

 
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Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Expert on Frontier and United Airlines

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Harriet Baskas

Expert on DEN

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

Bill Fink

Bill Fink

Expert on SMF

Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$53
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 45% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Denver to Sacramento

When to book flights from Denver to Sacramento

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Denver to Sacramento based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Denver to Sacramento

  • Are there any cash machines located at the Denver International Airport (DEN)?

    Yes, the airport has ATMs which are provided by the Canvas Credit Union. The ATMs are strategically placed at Gates A, B, and C and the Jeppesen Terminal. The Canvas Credit Union also has its operations at Level 6 and opens from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm.

  • Does Denver International Airport have nursing rooms for mothers traveling with their babies?

    Yes, the airport has lactation rooms for breastfeeding mothers located at Level 5 inside the women’s restrooms at the center of Jeppesen Terminal, B Gates, C Gates, and A Gates. The nursing rooms have comfortable seating, a changing table, sink, wheelchair access, and power outlets and are open and available 24/7.

  • Is there a religious facility at the Denver International Airport?

    The airport has an interfaith Chapel and Prayer Hall located at Level 6 East of the Jeppesen Terminal. This Chapel is normally opened from 4 am to midnight every day. The establishment includes an Islamic Masjid as well.

  • Does Sacramento International Airport offer accessibility options?

    The Sacramento International Airport offers several services geared towards increasing the comfort and convenience of travelers with reduced mobility. The airport has Braille signs, TDD telephones, and visual paging. It also has parking spots designated for persons with disabilities and wheelchair-accessible facilities.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Denver to Sacramento?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Denver to Sacramento was $53 for a one-way ticket and $88 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Denver to Sacramento?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Denver to Sacramento flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Denver to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Denver to Sacramento?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Denver and Sacramento.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Denver to Sacramento?

    There are nonstop flights from Denver to Sacramento on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Denver to Sacramento are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $331 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $356 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Denver 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 Denver to Sacramento.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver with another airline. Booking your flights between Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Denver to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $99 or less one-way and $194 or less round-trip.
  • The Denver International Airport (DEN) is located about 25.9 mi from Denver town and takes approximately 45min to cover the distance. Travelers from Denver city to the Denver International airport can use the A Line and SkyRide bus services offered by RTD to the airport. These transport options have direct access to security screening, baggage claim, baggage check, and airline check in. You can also take a taxi or shuttle to the airport.
  • Denver International Airport caters to passengers who may have a disability by providing parking options located at all the parking facilities owned by the airport. Some of the parking spaces are located at Levels 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the garage and also next to the pick-up and drop-off facilities at the Economy East and West parking lots. The airport also offers elevators, ground transportation, interpreter services, and video relay services.
  • The Denver International Airport also offers currency exchange services through the three World Wide Money Exchange locations at strategic locations in the airport. All three offices operate between 7 am and 7:30 pm on weekdays and between 7 am and 5:30 pm on weekends. The exchange company also offers postage, Western Union Money Transfer, and cash and foreign travelers’ checks for American Express only.
  • Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is located about 10.5 miles the northwest of downtown Sacramento. The airport offers about nine Bank of America ATMs strategically placed all over the airport. These ATMs are also available at the rental car facility and charge about $3 for any individual who is not a Bank of America customer.
  • Once you get to the Sacramento International Airport, there are several options to get downtown especially if you don’t have any prior arrangements made for pick up. The airport has a car rental facility at the rental car terminal. The rental car shuttle is available every 10min outside the terminals. If you would want to rent a car, companies such as Hertz, Budget, National, and Avis are available at the facility.

Prefer to fly direct from Denver to Sacramento?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Denver Intl to Sacramento Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Denver Intl Airport to Sacramento Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Denver Intl to Sacramento Intl

Monday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Sunday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

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Direct returns

Sacramento Intl to Denver Intl

Monday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Sunday

Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines

Frontier, Southwest, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Denver to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Denver 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 Denver 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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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.

Sitting on the runway after we land for almost two hours! Not sure if we should blame United or Just Dumpy Vance.

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

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Terrible. They wouldn't allow me on my flight on the 14th..

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

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

Not clean and was told I would get a great seat and it was not great at all

Delayed. Text notifications were slow. Not much information o what was happening. Boarding was slow and confusing. Wasn’t even offered water other flight. Had to ask. No entertainment at all. Felt like.a Greyhound bus.

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

Frontier is the Walmart of airlines. Frontier has removed adjustability and comfort from their seats to make the flight lighter and save gas. This makes it impossible to sleep on their flights. Their customer service is abysmal. Once, I bought a drink on the plane, and they swiped my credit card on the plane to pay for it. Then I got three weeks of daily notices from my bank telling me they tried to charge the wrong card number over and over again. I tried to call them, but they removed the ability to actually talk to someone that can resolve such a problem from their company to cut corners. The only way to talk to someone in person is to go to the check-in counter at the airport (40 minutes drive from my house). Eventually their system gave up on trying to charge the card, after 21 days of repeated tries. They don't pad their prices even a little to handle customer service issues like missed flights. They also have a blanket policy preventing helping you reschedule a missed flight if their system says you "cancelled" your own flight online. This is a major problem because their website is broken on mobile devices, the only web browser you have at the airport when their gate staff tell you that you have to reschedule your own missed flight online because they can't help you. I tried to reschedule my flight on my android device and instead, their website crashed and "cancelled" my missed flight. When I got to the counter, the agent argued with me for 5 minutes insisting that I intentionally cancelled my own flight (implying I had to buy another flight). She missed the point: the problem was that I could not buy another flight because their website is broken. I left to avoid more conflict with the "customer service" agent. I tried to redress my issue with their only other "customer service" chanel available: the contact form on their website. The response I got was more of the same: you cancelled your own flight, according to our website / computer records, therefore we won't help you. I was trying to explain the problem with their broken website that cost me hundreds of dollars by crashing / malfunctioning and resulting in a cancelled flight, but they only had deaf ears for this problem. Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I will never buy another Frontier flight again, because it is a risky, painful move that I will likely regret often.

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

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

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

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.

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