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$125 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento

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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento (JFK-SMF)

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

Sun, Jul 27 - Thu, Jul 31
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6:59 am - 4:11 pmJFK-SMF
12h 12m1 stop
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3:44 pm - 5:30 amSMF-JFK
10h 46m1 stop
$224Frontier
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Tue, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 23
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7:20 pm - 10:37 pmJFK-SMF
6h 17mnonstop
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11:52 pm - 8:12 amSMF-JFK
5h 20mnonstop
$257JetBlue
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Tue, Aug 19 - Tue, Aug 26
American Airlines Logo
12:47 pm - 8:39 pmJFK-SMF
10h 52m1 stop
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6:00 am - 5:29 pmSMF-JFK
8h 29m1 stop
$272American Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Sat, Nov 1
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7:20 am - 2:03 pmJFK-SMF
9h 43m1 stop
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5:35 pm - 7:00 amSMF-JFK
10h 25m1 stop
$276Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Wed, Sep 3
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6:00 am - 11:06 amJFK-SMF
8h 06m1 stop
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11:23 am - 11:38 pmSMF-JFK
9h 15m1 stop
$277Delta
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Tue, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 6
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7:30 am - 12:46 pmJFK-SMF
8h 16m1 stop
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6:00 am - 6:10 pmSMF-JFK
9h 10m1 stop
$282Delta
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Sat, Sep 13 - Tue, Sep 16
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
4:28 pm - 11:50 pmJFK-SMF
10h 22m1 stop
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7:51 pm - 7:06 amSMF-JFK
8h 15m1 stop
$286Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Aug 5 - Mon, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 6:03 pmJFK-SMF
10h 03m1 stop
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8:00 am - 9:00 pmSMF-JFK
10h 00m1 stop
$293American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 9:48 amJFK-SMF
18h 18m1 stop
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2:55 pm - 7:10 amSMF-JFK
13h 15m1 stop
$316Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
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4:30 pm - 12:16 pmJFK-SMF
22h 46m1 stop
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11:00 am - 10:59 pmSMF-JFK
8h 59m1 stop
$320Alaska Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento

 
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Avoid traffic by having your driver drop you off at the AirTrain station at Lefferts Boulevard. The AirTrain ride to terminals is free from there.

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For easy access to downtown, rideshare services are available directly outside baggage claim at Terminal A.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento?

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Sacramento back to New York John F Kennedy Airport, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento is October, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $617 and $462 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $342, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$125
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
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When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento was $125 for a one-way ticket and $224 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

    JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

    The Airbus A321-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Sacramento, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

    There are nonstop flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Sacramento, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Sacramento are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $409 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $336 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $168 or less one-way and $267 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Sacramento?

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

Direct departures

New York John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento Intl

Monday

British Airways, EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

British Airways, EL AL, +3 more

Tuesday

British Airways, EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

British Airways, EL AL, +3 more

Wednesday

British Airways, EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

British Airways, EL AL, +3 more

Thursday

British Airways, EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

British Airways, EL AL, +3 more

Friday

British Airways, Etihad Airways, JetBlue, +1 more

British Airways, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Saturday

British Airways, Etihad Airways, JetBlue, +1 more

British Airways, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Sunday

British Airways, EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

British Airways, EL AL, +3 more

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Direct returns

Sacramento Intl to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

EL AL, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Tuesday

EL AL, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Wednesday

EL AL, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Thursday

Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue

Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue

Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

EL AL, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Sunday

EL AL, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, +1 more

EL AL, Etihad Airways, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Sacramento

 
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Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl 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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7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
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I purchased the internet during the flight and it stopped working after 1 hour, so I barely got to use it.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025JFK - SAN
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I purchased the internet during the flight and it stopped working after 1 hour, so I barely got to use it.

I had a negative experience, the flight delay was very long, I didn't like it

The seats in first class are very dated and quite uncomfortable. I don’t need lie-flat seats for a 6 hour flight, but more recline is really necessary.

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

It was great. There was legroom. The food I ordered was creative and flavorful. The crew was kind and fun. Definitely would fly with them again.

We were in first class. Food was surprisingly good. Boarding was easy. Seats were lumpy. No video screen ...really? Service was good. Phone support was good

flight was canceled. don't cancel flights if you want a better score.

Flight was delayed. Crew was not helpful in the plane.

The FTA in the JFK airport was so mismanaged. It needs improvement. Flight attendants should set age limits. In-flights snacks should provide two times instead one.

This was my first trip in years with Alaska. I don’t think I’ll do it again. The planes are old and tired looking. The seats are small with zero legroom. The JFK terminal is one of the worst I’ve been in. On this flight the pilot had to abort the landing and circle the Bay before trying again. I think I’ll stick with the usual suspects …

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

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.

Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

flight was delayed for hours with no explanation. The plane was a very old aircraft.

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

Excellent. Although they used to greet me as a mosaic member and provide a free drink, early boarding helps me to keep coming back to JetBlue.

No music app working: no economy meal on five hour flight; hour on tarmac at the end waiting for a gate. Flight itself was smooth and easy.

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

The flight itself was fine, but the boarding process was extremely frustrating. There is no one scanning boarding passes - passengers just scan themselves and enter the jetway. By the time my husband and I got on the plane and were halfway to our seats they determined there were too many bags on the plane and everything at that point needed to be checked. This created a lot of unnecessary chaos. They should have alerted people before getting on the plane that they would need to start checking bags instead of waiting until people were already on the plane.

In flight on demand didn't work at our seats. Only a single beverage/snack run.

Traveling with JetBlue from NYC was convenient as accessing JFK airport was straightforward via the LIRR to the AirTrain. Maneuvering through the terminal was hassle-free, which was a pleasant start to the journey. However, the flight experience itself left much to be desired. The seating arrangement was notably uncomfortable; despite securing a window seat, space felt cramped. This was exacerbated by the middle seat passenger encroaching on my area, which made the flight less enjoyable. Additionally, while the in-flight entertainment system initially seemed like a reprieve, the sound outlet on my seat was inoperable. This issue turned what could have been a manageable three-hour flight into a rather tedious ordeal, as I was unable to use the entertainment system effectively. While JetBlue provided a smooth process in terms of airport logistics, the on-board experience highlighted areas in need of improvement, particularly in terms of comfort and entertainment system maintenance.

Over 2 hour delay for a 50-minute flight is unacceptable, especially in normal weather. Very poor communication via app

Kayak sent over to jet blue my account being Mike Callaghan instead of Michael. I have a jet blue account with Michael that was connected

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.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

I got bumped due to weight restrictions even tho there were empty seats on my flight. I got put on an other flight with a stopover. My flight that originally was going to take 5-6 hours ever up being 14+ hours and my luggage arrived to my destination without me because I was made to check in my luggage on my original flight when I was deemed ok to board only to be asked to deplane. Worst flight experience.

Flight cancelled. Added a day and a half to my travel. American Airlines DID put me in a hotel for two nights, but have not given any money back for any of this! I spent money on an apartment at my destination that I basically wasted because I could not arrive.

I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade at boarding. I finally had a mostly gluten free food options and a very attentive attendant.

Staff at the gate were incredibly rude, hostile and threatening. Never fly American Airlines.

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