$57 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to California

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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$84
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$134
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$143
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$210
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$263
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$271
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$313
Redding
Redding1 stop$268
Reno
Reno1 stop$279
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$84
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$134
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$143
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$210
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$263
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$271
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$313
Redding
Redding1 stop$268
Reno
Reno1 stop$279

Book Cheap Sacramento to California Plane Tickets

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

Sat, May 30 - Tue, Jun 2
Frontier Logo
8:16 pm - 9:46 pm
SMF
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LAX
1h 30mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:57 pm - 7:31 pm
LAX
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SMF
1h 34mnonstop
$84Frontier
Mon, May 25 - Tue, Jun 2
Frontier Logo
8:16 pm - 9:46 pm
SMF
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LAX
1h 30mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:57 pm - 7:31 pm
LAX
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SMF
1h 34mnonstop
$86Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Fri, May 29
Frontier Logo
8:16 pm - 9:46 pm
SMF
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LAX
1h 30mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:57 pm - 7:31 pm
LAX
-
SMF
1h 34mnonstop
$87Frontier
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 19
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 11:45 am
SMF
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SAN
2h 50m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:00 am - 11:40 am
SAN
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SMF
1h 40mnonstop
$143Southwest
Tue, May 26 - Tue, Jun 2
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 10:50 am
SMF
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SAN
1h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
SAN
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SMF
4h 00m
1 stop
$147Southwest
Sat, Aug 1 - Wed, Aug 5
United Airlines Logo
8:29 pm - 12:31 am
SMF
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SAN
4h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:27 pm - 11:59 pm
SAN
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SMF
5h 32m
1 stop
$154United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Wed, Jun 3
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 6:45 pm
SMF
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SAN
5h 40m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 10:39 am
SAN
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SMF
4h 24m
1 stop
$157Delta
Wed, May 20 - Sun, May 24
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 8:03 pm
SMF
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SAN
6h 08m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 10:56 am
SAN
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SMF
4h 36m
1 stop
$158United Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Thu, May 21
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 9:43 pm
SMF
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LGB
4h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:05 am - 12:06 pm
LGB
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SMF
5h 01m
1 stop
$199Delta
Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:33 am - 3:17 pm
SMF
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SBA
4h 44m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:47 am
SBA
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SMF
3h 47m
1 stop
$237Alaska Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sacramento to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Sacramento to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Sacramento to California departing in May.

What is the cheapest Sacramento to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Sacramento found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $83 round-trip. The most popular route is from Sacramento (SMF) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $83.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Sacramento to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $311 on average. Morning departures are around 2% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $472.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Sacramento to California?

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 $315, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to California, 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 Sacramento to California is November, when tickets cost $197 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $420 and $394 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to California on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Sacramento to California. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Wednesdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sacramento to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to California, 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 Sacramento to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$57
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from Sacramento to Los Angeles

Flights from Sacramento to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Sacramento to California 
CupcakeFlew with Alaska Airlines
SMF
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SAN
Apr 2026
Check flight delays on Google prior to arrival at airport.
Joo YoungFlew with Alaska Airlines
SMF
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SAN
Jul 2024
Make sure your seat can recline when you board!
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
SMF
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LAX
Jul 2024
Understand that you were going to land in the middle of the airport somewhere way far away from the terminal then you walk down a ramp then you walk to a terminal you get on a bus what you have to wait in the line for the bus to come and get you the bus goes very slowly to the terminal you get out and then you walk 2700 steps I walked to get to where I was supposed to go And then find it because I didn’t have a boarding pass was not easy so don’t try to go there and make a quick connection you can’t do it

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sacramento to California?

    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 Sacramento to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sacramento to California 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 Sacramento to California?

    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 from Sacramento to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sacramento to California?

    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 from Sacramento to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Sacramento to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $122 one-way - $220 round-trip; Los Angeles $128 one-way - $209 round-trip; San Diego $143 one-way - $217 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Sacramento to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to California. 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 Sacramento to California? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4314 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
Airline reviews

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

8.0 ExcellentCheryl, Apr 2026
DEN - SBA
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This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

I had to change my flight last minute due to a medical emergency. Their agent was compassionate and extremely helpful. This airlines really cares about making travel, for fun, work, or an emergency a customer-focused experience. Thank you!

No headphones provided. No gf food. Only 1 beverage cart run sAN to HNL. Rarely saw crew members

A solidly good experience, but would’ve appreciated more communication with regards to travel delays.

No issues and clear sailing. What a preferred to have sat in one of empty seats other than my assigned seat that would be my only complaint if it was to complain.

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

You sent me an email saying boarding was at 9:29 and AA sent one that was 8:29 on Sunday morning. I had to call AA to get that it was indeed 8:29.

Good as usual. Just wished my seat was assigned at online check in. Thanks anyways

I bought tickets MONTHS ago for a flight that left SAN at 14:30. That is what it says on our tickets. I was never notified of any time changes. During online check-in. I discovered the flight time had been changed to 15:45. This was unacceptable and had I been notified, I would have changed flights, or airlines. That departure time was unworkable with our plans. We called Alaska and asked for an explanation. They said flight time was changed 11/08/25. No proof of notification could be offered. We asked to be moved to an earlier flight. After much pleading, the rep said she would allow a “one time exception..” While I appreciate being moved, this was YOUR fault Alaska Airlines.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

I had a cancelled flight because of technical issues going to my destination, and a delayed flight coming home. All told it wasn’t a total bust.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

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