$64 Find Cheap Flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe

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Cheapest round-trip
$129
Overall average: $405
Frontier
Thu 2/26Mon 3/2
DEN - RNO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$359
Typical prices: $309-$398
Southwest
Tue 1/6Tue 1/13
DEN - RNO • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe (DEN-RNO)

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

Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 2
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10:37 pm - 7:09 pm
DEN
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RNO
21h 32m1 stop
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8:09 pm - 6:18 pm
RNO
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DEN
21h 09m1 stop
$129Frontier
Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
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7:42 pm - 1:42 pm
DEN
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RNO
19h 00m1 stop
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8:41 pm - 3:31 pm
RNO
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DEN
17h 50m1 stop
$139Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jan 12 - Mon, Jan 19
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10:29 pm - 10:40 am
DEN
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RNO
13h 11m1 stop
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8:41 pm - 10:30 am
RNO
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DEN
36h 49m2 stops
$143Multiple Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Mon, Feb 23
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7:33 am - 7:42 pm
DEN
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RNO
13h 09m1 stop
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12:52 pm - 7:10 pm
RNO
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DEN
5h 18m1 stop
$144Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
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10:29 pm - 11:29 am
DEN
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RNO
14h 00m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:00 pm - 7:19 pm
RNO
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DEN
20h 19m1 stop
$146Frontier
Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
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9:45 pm - 1:42 pm
DEN
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RNO
16h 57m1 stop
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8:41 pm - 5:24 pm
RNO
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DEN
19h 43m2 stops
$148Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18
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10:29 pm - 7:29 pm
DEN
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RNO
22h 00m1 stop
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9:28 pm - 10:30 am
RNO
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DEN
36h 02m2 stops
$156Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 8 - Thu, Jan 8
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12:00 pm - 7:29 pm
DEN
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RNO
8h 29m1 stop
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8:29 pm - 3:58 am
RNO
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DEN
6h 29m1 stop
$162Frontier
Thu, Jan 1 - Thu, Jan 8
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10:29 pm - 7:57 am
DEN
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RNO
10h 28m1 stop
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8:29 pm - 9:04 am
RNO
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DEN
11h 35m1 stop
$163Frontier
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
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10:43 pm - 7:46 pm
DEN
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RNO
22h 03m2 stops
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12:21 pm - 8:20 pm
RNO
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DEN
6h 59m1 stop
$165Multiple Airlines
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 24% lower on average.
Flight from Denver to Reno

When to book flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe

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FAQs for booking flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Denver to South Lake Tahoe?

    When flying out of Denver you’ll be using Denver Intl. South Lake Tahoe does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Reno airport, which is 41.1 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Denver to South Lake Tahoe take?

    Direct flights cover the 802 miles separating Denver and South Lake Tahoe in about 2h 20m.

  • How many flights are there between Denver and South Lake Tahoe?

    17 direct flights run between Denver and South Lake Tahoe on a daily basis. On average, there are about 124 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Denver and South Lake Tahoe?

    Consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Denver, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe?

    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 South Lake Tahoe.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe?

    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 South Lake Tahoe with an airline and back to Denver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Denver to South Lake Tahoe?

    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 South Lake Tahoe from Denver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Denver and South Lake Tahoe found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $46. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $58 and Delta from $118.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Denver to South Lake Tahoe

  • There is no airport in South Lake Tahoe. Instead, you’ll be flying into Reno Airport when flying between Denver and South Lake Tahoe.
  • The cheapest flight from Denver to South Lake Tahoe was found 47 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is September.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving Denver to South Lake Tahoe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Denver to South Lake Tahoe? 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 4254 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
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The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025
LAX - SFO
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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.

WiFi did not work. For as outrageous as these flights cost, when they’re advertised with certain services/ features they should be in working order

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

I would have liked to arrive on time - not 5 hours late!

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.

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

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

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

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..

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

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

The gate attendant let me walk right by her with a bag too big for the overhead compartment

Overall, it was a good experience. Boarding was good and there was plenty of overhead bin space for everyone’s carryons (even when we boarded toward the end). Only improvement would be to offer trash service more regularly.

David went above and beyond to make our flight the best that it could be

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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