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Cheapest round-trip
$353
Typical prices: $429-$629
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Tue 9/29Sun 10/4
RIC - SMF • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$137
Typical prices: $363-$413
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Mon 10/5
RIC - SMF • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $379 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheapest • Avg $433 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 18m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Richmond to Sacramento (RIC-SMF)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Richmond 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Richmond to Sacramento

Tue, Sep 29 - Sun, Oct 4
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8:58 am - 5:28 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
11h 30m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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11:35 am - 4:56 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
26h 21m2 stops Denver Intl Orlando
$353Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
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6:00 am - 11:51 amRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
8h 51m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
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9:20 am - 9:36 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
9h 16m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
$379United Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:55 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
9h 55m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
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11:04 am - 10:47 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
8h 43m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$381American Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
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6:05 am - 12:04 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
8h 59m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
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2:23 pm - 12:53 amSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
7h 30m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
$381United Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:55 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
9h 55m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
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6:44 am - 11:59 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
14h 15m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago O'Hare Intl
$384American Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
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6:30 am - 12:30 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
9h 00m1 stop Baltimore/Washington
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10:40 pm - 12:35 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
10h 55m1 stop Baltimore/Washington
$384Southwest
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
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6:11 am - 12:09 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
8h 58m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
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12:08 pm - 11:34 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
8h 26m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$389Delta
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 3
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3:25 pm - 8:15 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
7h 50m1 stop Denver Intl
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6:15 am - 4:00 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
6h 45m1 stop Chicago Midway
$389Southwest
Tue, Sep 22 - Sun, Sep 27
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8:58 am - 5:28 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
11h 30m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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11:35 am - 4:56 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
26h 21m2 stops Denver Intl Orlando
$405Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 9
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5:42 pm - 10:53 pmRIC  Richmond Byrd Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl
8h 11m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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12:08 pm - 11:34 pmSMF  Sacramento Intl-RIC Richmond Byrd Intl
8h 26m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$421Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Richmond to Sacramento flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to Sacramento departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Sacramento from Richmond usually cost between $450 and $543 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $353 on Multiple Airlines (Sep 29-Oct 4).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond 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 Richmond to Sacramento is September, where tickets cost $347 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $739 and $625 respectively.

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Low season

October

Cheapest flight

$137
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Richmond to Sacramento

  • What is the cheapest flight from Richmond to Sacramento?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Richmond to Sacramento was $137 for a one-way ticket and $353 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Richmond to Sacramento.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Richmond to Sacramento?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Richmond to Sacramento, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Richmond to Sacramento are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $607 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $496 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond with another airline. Booking your flights between Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Richmond to Sacramento

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4221 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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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
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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!!!

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

Flight attendants were great. Cheerful, upbeat and friendly. Jet, in particular, was fantastic.

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

They made us board and then deboard due to mechanical issue which delayed the departure by almost 2 hours and we barely made our connecting flight. These quality checks should've been done before boarding not after.

My Flight was cancelled and there was no other options available for me to Travel on that date and my options for the next day was all connecting flights that would have me in the airports all day before reaching my destination

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

I appreciate the crew and their hard work. In Atlanta, the ticket counter had 1 woman to do all the work. She was amazing. People weren’t happy they had to check their carry on roller bags, but she handled them well. She was cordial and worked quickly to get the passengers boarded.

I understand why there was a 40 minute delay, but we should have been offered snacks during that time. We weren’t offered it until later.

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

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

They did the one thing that really matters - got to Chicago early.

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

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Planes were on time, we were offered opportunities to take seats in exit aisles that had better leg room, tasks offs and landings were smooth, we were kept informed of flight status

They did not offer coffee on a 7am flight…awful!!

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

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

The flight had a delay that made me being in a real rush to take the second flight. The delay was almost for 2 hours. They moved us from gate to gate in 4 times. Once I arrived to Philadelphia, I got to run thorough all the airport, as the train was already closed by that time. So I got sick with asthma for all the running I had to do. And I was the last one to board, when it was almost closed. So irresponsable with the people

5.5 hour delay with no explanation on why, along with no proactive effort to reaccomodate me.

Flight overall was good. Landing was a little rough, but could be attributed to the rainy weather.

The free internet access did not work, so we had to purchase 2 Internet packages. Flight attendants were not proactive in checking in with first class patrons

Equipment swap led to 2+ hour delay on international flight. And to top it off, boarding took forever.

Wretched scheduling - they got themselves into a critical crew situation and didn’t try to address it until 15 minutes before they had to cancel my flight

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

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