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$69 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Sacramento

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Houston to Sacramento, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$209
Typical prices: $246-$521
Frontier
Tue 8/4Mon 8/10
IAH - SMF • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$297
Typical prices: $465-$542
United Airlines
Sat 8/8Sat 8/15
IAH - SMF • Non-stop
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United Economy Plus adds up to six inches more legroom on this medium-haul route.
Southwest keeps a free carry-on; United also offers free messaging on most flights.
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Cheap Flights from Houston to Sacramento

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

Tue, Aug 4 - Mon, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
8:43 pm - 4:11 pm
IAH
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SMF
21h 28m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:28 pm - 12:27 pm
SMF
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IAH
15h 59m
1 stop
$209Frontier
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 22
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7:55 pm - 7:03 pm
IAH
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SMF
25h 08m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:15 pm - 9:04 pm
SMF
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IAH
23h 49m
1 stop
$217Frontier
Tue, Aug 4 - Mon, Aug 10
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8:43 pm - 7:23 pm
IAH
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SMF
24h 40m
2 stops
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6:28 pm - 12:27 pm
SMF
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IAH
15h 59m
1 stop
$228Frontier
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 22
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7:55 pm - 6:20 pm
IAH
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SMF
24h 25m
2 stops
Frontier Logo
7:15 pm - 9:04 pm
SMF
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IAH
23h 49m
1 stop
$241Frontier
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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6:30 am - 10:35 am
IAH
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SMF
6h 05m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:25 am - 12:40 am
SMF
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IAH
11h 15m
1 stop
$242Frontier
Tue, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 19
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9:59 pm - 7:03 pm
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SMF
23h 04m
1 stop
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11:52 am - 6:49 pm
SMF
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IAH
28h 57m
1 stop
$252Frontier
Sat, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 2
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8:20 am - 10:15 am
HOU
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SMF
3h 55mnonstop
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11:30 am - 5:10 pm
SMF
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
$297Southwest
Sat, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 2
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8:20 am - 10:15 am
HOU
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SMF
3h 55mnonstop
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6:15 am - 3:10 pm
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HOU
6h 55m
1 stop
$303Southwest
Fri, Aug 28 - Tue, Sep 1
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
HOU
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SMF
4h 00mnonstop
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11:30 am - 5:10 pm
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
$307Southwest
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2
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6:00 am - 4:02 pm
HOU
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SMF
12h 02m
2 stops
Delta Logo
12:16 pm - 10:05 pm
SMF
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HOU
7h 49m
1 stop
$322Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Sacramento flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston to Sacramento departing in August.

What is the cheapest Houston to Sacramento flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Houston to Sacramento costs $337 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Sacramento (SMF). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 13% cheaper than other Houston-Sacramento routes. It is also the most popular route.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Sacramento on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Houston, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston 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 Houston to Sacramento is May, where tickets cost $80 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $342 and $238 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston to Sacramento, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Houston to Sacramento

 
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Stefanie Waldek

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Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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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.

Yulia Denisyuk

Yulia Denisyuk

Expert on HOU

Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Cheapest flight$69
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Sacramento

When to book flights from Houston to Sacramento

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Houston 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 Houston to Sacramento

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to Sacramento?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Sacramento was $96 for a one-way ticket and $209 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Houston and on arrival in Sacramento.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Houston to Sacramento?

    Houston is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in Sacramento. You will leave Houston from one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl. You will be arriving at Sacramento Intl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Sacramento?

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

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Houston 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 Houston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Houston to Sacramento?

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

Direct departures

Houston to Sacramento Intl

Monday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Friday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

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Direct returns

Sacramento Intl to Houston

Monday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Friday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Houston to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston 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.
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4248 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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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
SEA - SMF
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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.

I arrived to the airport early. I found an earlier flight and went to the gate, the employee working at the gate was able to get me on the earlier flight at no charge and she was so friendly! She made my day!!!

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

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

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

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

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

The crew was nice but the people going to Orange County are so entitled. Everyone thinks everything is suppose for be perfect for them. Tough crowd.

Forced to check bags. Crew uninterested in collecting trash. Unclean seats.

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

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

They changed my seat from one that I had paid for as an upgrade to a regular seat at the last minute.

Very aggressive and unhelpful ground crew. Wanted to check my hand luggage for 3 flights. I had lots of delicate items and computer equipment. So the silly lady wanted to rebook 3 international flights because of a carry on. What nonsense. The baggage handler suggested I put it under my seat - so I did. And this was during the rebooking chaos of the Microsoft crash. She was the most arrogant annoying and aggressive ground staff member I’ve met in 20yrs. (AA flight out of Houston).

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

Was as expected. Good leg room on planes - much appreciated.

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

I know that there is nothing than can be done about rude customers. I did find a couple of them were very rude and inconsiderate In my case the guy who was sitting in the same row as I was in, was trying to watch a movie with no headphones, a crew member did ask him to turn it down or off (thumbs up for that.) Another thing, as we were about to land another young man must have taken his phone off airplane mode was talking with his friends and using fowl language which I found inappropriate to the ppl who were sitting in the same row as him and other ppl around him. I understand how no one wanted to address this person and not get involved. We all just wanted to get home safely with out any incident.

The food service was limited and not good. For a seven hour flight they could do better.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

The reps working at the airport counter were dumber than a second coat of paint.

Delayed each time on a round trip with no significant weather interference. Updates to flight times came after the fact. 30 min behind in boarding and board and phone still show an on time departure. Some mysterious extra 300 miles that came so surprising they had to fuel while we were already on board?

Airline changed the gate from Terminal A to Terminal D which is quite far and only sent a text message few minutes before boarding. Around 50 people missed their flight and as plane didn’t wait for them.

Bad experience… crew are extremely strict with personal bags… they overcharge me coz my bag was one inch H

Well I mean u get what u pay for so 🤷‍♂️

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

Plane was clean but they do not allow bag drop until 1 hour before flight. Just encouraging late fees and other issues. The worst I have experienced. Total hostage situation, pay or you miss your flight.

Everything was good, and most importantly on time. They have been extremely tardy in some of my flights

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