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$68 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Sacramento

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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

Thu, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 29
Frontier Logo
6:15 am - 11:21 amIAH-SMF
7h 06m1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:06 pm - 11:39 pmSMF-IAH
9h 33m1 stop
$260Frontier
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Thu, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 13
Delta Logo
10:44 am - 8:30 pmHOU-SMF
11h 46m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:18 amSMF-HOU
8h 48m1 stop
$262Delta
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
United Airlines Logo
7:53 pm - 9:59 pmIAH-SMF
4h 06mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:07 pm - 11:59 pmSMF-IAH
5h 52m1 stop
$263United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 29
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:29 am - 9:41 pmIAH-SMF
14h 12m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 4:43 pmSMF-IAH
6h 08m1 stop
$265Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
United Airlines Logo
9:52 am - 11:58 amIAH-SMF
4h 06mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 10:59 amSMF-IAH
3h 44mnonstop
$269United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 1
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 7:40 amIAH-SMF
26h 30m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 10:26 pmSMF-IAH
13h 56m2 stops
$270Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Feb 24 - Wed, Feb 25
American Airlines Logo
6:31 pm - 12:19 amHOU-SMF
7h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 8:39 amSMF-HOU
6h 40m1 stop
$275American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 7
American Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 12:12 pmIAH-SMF
5h 39m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:29 pm - 10:07 pmSMF-IAH
5h 38m1 stop
$285American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 15
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 8:40 pmHOU-SMF
6h 45m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 3:25 pmSMF-HOU
6h 50m1 stop
$292Southwest
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 15
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 7:50 pmHOU-SMF
5h 55m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 3:10 pmSMF-HOU
6h 20m2 stops
$297Southwest
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Cheapest round-trip
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Overall average: $443
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$269
Typical prices: $461-987
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Expert advice for your flight from Houston to Sacramento

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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United Airlines

United's Economy Plus offers up to six inches more legroom, enhancing comfort on medium-haul flights.


Access free messaging on most United flights, ensuring connectivity without extra costs.

Southwest

Southwest's Rapid Rewards program offers unlimited rewards seats and no blackout dates.


Southwest's free carry-on policy remains, despite changes to checked baggage rules.

Read more about Southwestby Blane Bachelor
Airports
IAH

At IAH, use the airport website to check security wait times. Terminal C North is reserved for TSA Pre-Check and United Premier Access passengers.

Read more about IAHby John Walton
HOU

Navigating HOU is easy with its single terminal and short walking distances. Check the Hobby Airport app for real-time security wait times.

Read more about HOUby Yulia Denisyuk
SMF

For quick access to rideshare services at SMF, head directly outside Terminal A baggage claim or use the skyway bridge at Terminal B.

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Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

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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 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.

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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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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.

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 $327 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Sacramento (SMF). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 5% 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 Wednesday, and avoid Sundays 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 August, where tickets cost $328 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $501 and $485 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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$68
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 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Sacramento was $68 for a one-way ticket and $260 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?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Sacramento from Houston?

    Las Vegas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Houston to Sacramento.

  • 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 5 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Houston 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4248 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

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.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

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

Flight was delayed and missed my connection Lufthansa didn’t respond.

the delay for 3 hours was understandable due to weather conditions but the flight should’ve provided some on flight compensations or at least provide more food.

United could have one single once of customer service. No human United employee would help me with the invalid mileage plus number, they said I had to speak with the computer.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Although the flight was delayed the crew and the flight itself were very good. Couldn't fault anything and after the disappointment of being abandoned in the US by BA it was a welcome relief to travel with United

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

Boarding experience was smooth. Flight attendants were friendly and helpful. Entertainment system on the Houston-Edmonton flight did not function for passengers on the left side of the aisle. On the bird's eye flight from Quito to Houston, they should not serve a meal. No one needs to eat after midnight and it is disturbing for those passengers trying to sleep.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

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

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Cancelled my flight last minute and did not help me rebook. It was a horrible experience.

Spirit is low fare air line. Food also cost you. No free food.

Everyone was kind for the most part. I did travel with children and paid for seats and even then it was not as suitable. I tried calling their customer service prior to check in and I was told they couldn't help me because I didn't purchase my tickets with them.

I think the staff was nice. They took time to explain safety protocols. Boarding was great. They started early and our flight left a little early which was convenient. Having free games to play would have been better

Late departure by 1:45min. No explanation why. During boarding inconsistent policing of their baggage rules. Before takeoff and lamdimg strange obsession with window shade and armrest positions. Don't know why they care. 15 min tarmac delay on arrival, they blamed airport congestion but we were the o lh flight waiting, it was clear it was due to poor staff planning (only one ground crew to receive airplanes and multiple arrivals) Got there but was rrally lame the whole trip.

Better than my las vagas experience, but still dissapointed with the airline support service.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

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

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.

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

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

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

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