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Cheapest round-trip
$167
Typical prices: $237-$357
Southwest
Sat 7/18Wed 7/22
PDX - SMF • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$169
Typical prices: $142-$319
Alaska Airlines
Mon 9/14Sat 9/19
PDX - SMF • Non-stop
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Cheapest • Avg $187 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Portland to Sacramento (PDX-SMF)

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

Sat, Jul 18 - Wed, Jul 22
Southwest Logo
8:20 pm - 9:50 pm
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1h 30mnonstop
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6:50 pm - 12:10 am
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5h 20m
1 stop
$167Southwest
Mon, Sep 14 - Sat, Sep 19
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5:53 pm - 7:38 pm
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1h 45mnonstop
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6:55 pm - 8:30 pm
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1h 35mnonstop
$169Alaska Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Tue, Aug 25
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2:34 pm - 4:13 pm
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1h 39mnonstop
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6:55 pm - 8:30 pm
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1h 35mnonstop
$170Alaska Airlines
Sat, Oct 3 - Thu, Oct 8
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5:50 pm - 7:36 pm
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1h 46mnonstop
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6:36 pm - 8:13 pm
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1h 37mnonstop
$171Alaska Airlines
Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 7
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6:35 am - 8:05 am
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1h 30mnonstop
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1:20 pm - 9:30 pm
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8h 10m
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$172Southwest
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
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1:35 pm - 10:30 pm
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8h 55m
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8:40 pm - 10:10 pm
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$176Southwest
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18
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5:30 am - 10:48 am
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5h 18m
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12:52 pm - 7:44 pm
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6h 52m
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$177Delta
Sat, Jul 18 - Sat, Aug 1
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8:20 pm - 9:50 pm
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1h 30mnonstop
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11:30 am - 9:35 pm
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10h 05m
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$178Southwest
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 10
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6:10 am - 7:45 am
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1h 35mnonstop
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6:45 pm - 11:05 pm
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4h 20m
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$179Southwest
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
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5:59 pm - 7:37 pm
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1h 38mnonstop
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2:55 pm - 4:27 pm
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1h 32mnonstop
$181Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Portland to Sacramento flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to Sacramento departing in July.

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

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

When flying from Portland to Sacramento, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Portland, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Portland 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 Portland to Sacramento is September, where tickets cost $169 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $371 and $312 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Portland 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $297 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to Sacramento, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 59% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

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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.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$118
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Portland to Sacramento

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

  • Where can I park my car long-term at PDX before I go to Sacramento?

    There are long-term parking lots at PDX near the north-south connector tunnels. There is an economy lot at the airport farther away. However, it has a 24h shuttle service for free that goes to the terminals. There is even less expensive long-term parking at nearby hotel parking lots, and those hotels offer shuttle service to the terminals 24h a day.

  • Does PDX have a USO?

    The USO at PDX is a lounge where active military service members and their families can relax and regroup as they wait for a plane. This USO is located before security, on the mezzanine level. The USO is open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, but closed on Saturday and Sunday. Features include lounge seating, TV, Wi-Fi, computers, laptops, Xbox 30, toiletries, and free drinks. You can also get local information and transportation.

  • How can I fly between PDX and SMF?

    Alaska Airlines and Southwest offer non-stop flights PDX—SMF. Delta, United Airlines, and Frontier, offer PDX—SMF flights that have one stop. Layovers on these flights occur as cities including Salt Lake City (SLC), San Francisco (SFO), Las Vegas (LAS), Seattle (SEA), and Los Angeles (LAX).

  • How do I get from SMF into Sacramento?

    Every hour, a bus leaves Terminal B at SMF and takes a 16min journey to the Sacramento Valley Station in Sacramento. You can get a cab from such companies as Ray Star Taxi Service from SMF, and the drive into Sacramento will take about 14min. Several shuttles also depart from Sacramento Arrivals.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Portland to Sacramento?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Portland to Sacramento was $118 for a one-way ticket and $167 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    Portland and Sacramento are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Portland from Portland and will be arriving at Sacramento Intl.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Portland to Sacramento flight route: Alaska Airlines, Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Portland to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Portland to Sacramento?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Portland and Sacramento.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Portland to Sacramento are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $255 and an overall rating of 7.9, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $270 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland with another airline. Booking your flights between Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $156 or less one-way and $258 or less round-trip.
  • If nursing mothers need to breastfeed their baby or pump their milk as soon as they deplane at the Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and desire some privacy, they can take advantage of a Nursing Room provided in Terminal B. This room has a chair, table, sink, changing pads, and a power outlet for a breast pump.
  • The Portland International Airport (PDX) is happy to offer areas where children can play as they wait for their plane. This is also a great place for parents to relax. One of these play areas is before the D/E security checkpoint and the other is at gate C17.
  • PDX provides therapy dogs throughout the airport in order to comfort anxious, upset, confused, or bereaved passengers. The dogs are retired Guide Dogs for the Blind and wear gray DoveLewis vests. Their handlers are trained in seeking and helping people in stressful situations. Passengers are very much welcome to cuddle and pet these dogs.
  • If you have some time before you catch your flight from PDX to SMF, stop in at the Hollywood Theater in Concourse C in PDX. This theater is free of charge and has 22 seats. It's open 24h, and it shows short films made by Oregon filmmakers. Each film is no more than 10min.
  • If you want to stay at a hotel near PDX the night before your flight to Sacramento, there are some comfortable nearby hotels that offer free airport shuttles, such as the Ramada by Wyndham Portland Airport, the Red Lion Hotel Portland Airport, and the Howard Johnson by Wyndham Portland Airport.

Prefer to fly direct from Portland to Sacramento?

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

Direct departures

Portland to Sacramento Intl

Monday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Friday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

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Direct returns

Sacramento Intl to Portland

Monday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Friday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Saturday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Sunday

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

Alaska Airlines,Southwest

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Portland to Sacramento

 
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7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12585 reviews
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
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We showed up to our gate less than 15 minutes after boarding started and they wouldn’t let us in. It was still 15 minutes even before take off so we’re weren’t even late to the flight.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2026
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We showed up to our gate less than 15 minutes after boarding started and they wouldn’t let us in. It was still 15 minutes even before take off so we’re weren’t even late to the flight.

Great trip. No complaints. Impressed with the crew’s response to various challenges pre-boarding.

On this flight there wer only 25 people on board. So no one in 5 rows ahead of me and noone in 7 rows behind me. So very chill.

Generally Good. Outbound flight was marred by a continuously s creaming baby. Fortunately the flight was only 90 mins long it would be nice if people traveling with small childres could be centered in one part of the plane. Also, you need to adapt your servey to include a "not applicable " option for things like food and entertainment, which are not offered on shorter flights. I fily Alaska by choice as given all the cirumstances, I fel\el you do a good job.

Fine for a short flight. All went well. Snacks are lacking and I couldn’t hook up to wifi through the app, but it was fine.

Aircraft was freezing, cold air blowing on me the entire time and the individual fans were turned off.

Alaska used to be a top notch airline. With it's growth it is now in line with the big airlines. Not bad, not great.

It was fine—the seats are not very comfortable and the aisles are very narrow. Nothing different from other airlines

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

Overall a comfortable flight that was on time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

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 like Hawaiian, it was great that they had good internet connection across the Pacific Ocean, thanks to Star Link satellites. The seating was comfortable, ( I was in economy ). Maybe I missed it, but I only got offered a beverage once. It was a nonstop flight KOA to SMF. I would take it again next time I go that way.

Amazing all female crew, including the pilot. Great flight attendants and smooth trip. Food was good. Boarding the plane from back to front would have made things significantly smoother. Took forever to wait for people to clear the alley. A little extra leg room would be nice also. Please thank your flight crew!

We decided to take our mom on vacation but we were worried how well she will do on the flight, she's a senior and required special accommodations such as transport chair since she can't stand for long periods. To our surprise my whole family was given priority boarding, my mom was given chair, we were not standing in line and were given seats in good area next to our mom. A+ experience!

I DID NOT GO TO HAWAII ON HAWAIIAN AIRLINES. YOU DID NOT INFORM ME THAT BY CHOOSING BASIC ECONOMY, I MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO FLY STANDBY. I AM ELDERLY AS WAS MY COMPANION WHO IS ALSO SEVERELY DISABLED AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY WE COULD TRAVEL ON STANDBY. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE BASIC ECONOMY SEATS HAD BEEN SELECTED BY OTHER PASSENGERS AND WE HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $942 TO GET A SECURED SEAT ON THE PLAN AND, IN SPITE OF THE ADDITIONAL COST, WE WERE NOT ALLOW US TO AMEND OUR TRAVEL PLANS TO EXTEND OUR VACATION. ULTIMATELY, THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED. WE WERE OFFERED A REFUND IF WE CANCELED OUR TRIP ALTOGETHER WHICH WE DID. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO INFORM YOUR CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE, AND YOU DID NOT DO SO. I WILL NOT UTILIZE YOUR SERVICES EVER AGAIN.

I booked through Hawaiian which was supposed to have merged with Alaskan but offered free checked bags and said there would be seat selection at the airport. This was not honored by Alaskan Airlines and they even went out of their way to say “we are not Hawaiian and Hawaiian cannot pick seats on our airline ”. They told us that we could not change seats and that all tickets booked through Hawaiian were “saver fares”. The staff was rude and said that we would be helped last after they take care of the customers that booked through Alaskan. Once we got on the flight in our middle seats they played a message that said they have merged with Hawaiian and you can book on either website which would have been funny if we were not so uncomfortable. All in all it was a terrible experience and I do not recommend that anyone fly Alaskan unless they absolutely have to.

All in All a great experience. Cost of luggage sucks … first time I ever had to pay for luggage. Otherwise the check in counter was awesome, the gate clerks were great and the Stewards & Esses were the best.

Love Hawaiian you can’t go wrong, still provides you good drinks and little snack at the end

Plane was delayed due to issues at the airport. Otherwise the experience was good. The staff was nice. The drinks and food were good for economy. The wifi was fast.

I liked the ease of boarding. Didn't like the food. Snack choices were poor, expensive and not much food provided within the snack packs. Crew could be friendlier for a more Aloha experience.

Friendly crew. One seat didn’t have a window and another no foot rest.

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