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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Houston (SMF-HOU)

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

Mon, Dec 8 - Sat, Jan 3
Frontier Logo
12:35 pm - 12:31 amSMF-IAH
9h 56m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 12:16 pmIAH-SMF
7h 31m1 stop
$246Frontier
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Mon, Jan 5 - Wed, Jan 14
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6:16 pm - 7:54 pmSMF-IAH
47h 38m2 stops
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4:08 pm - 1:13 pmIAH-SMF
23h 05m1 stop
$247Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:12 am - 5:40 amSMF-IAH
19h 28m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:22 pmIAH-SMF
14h 22m2 stops
$293Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Jan 6 - Thu, Jan 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:12 am - 5:40 amSMF-IAH
19h 28m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:22 pmIAH-SMF
14h 22m2 stops
$303Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Dec 8 - Thu, Dec 11
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:18 pmSMF-HOU
12h 18m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:25 pm - 12:34 amHOU-SMF
10h 09m1 stop
$363American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 16 - Thu, Dec 18
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 8:18 pmSMF-HOU
11h 03m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 12:32 amHOU-SMF
6h 12m1 stop
$389American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 3 - Tue, Dec 9
Southwest Logo
12:10 pm - 5:45 pmSMF-HOU
3h 35mnonstop
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9:00 am - 11:15 amHOU-SMF
4h 15mnonstop
$395Southwest
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Wed, Dec 3 - Tue, Dec 9
Southwest Logo
12:10 pm - 5:45 pmSMF-HOU
3h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:20 pm - 10:20 pmHOU-SMF
6h 00m1 stop
$405Southwest
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sun, Dec 14
Delta Logo
5:10 pm - 9:34 amSMF-HOU
14h 24m2 stops
Delta Logo
2:32 pm - 10:59 pmHOU-SMF
10h 27m1 stop
$491Delta
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Fri, Mar 6 - Mon, Mar 9
Delta Logo
10:40 pm - 9:32 amSMF-HOU
8h 52m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 8:15 pmHOU-SMF
9h 15m1 stop
$526Delta
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Our travelers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
United's Economy Plus offers extra legroom on this route.
Houston Hobby's ride to downtown is quicker and cheaper.
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Frontier
Cheapest • from $246 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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SMF-IAH
Cheapest • 1% average savings
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 47% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest round-trip
$246
Overall average: $481
Frontier
Mon 12/8Sat 1/3
SMF - IAH • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$395
Typical prices: $482-$594
United Airlines
Wed 12/3Tue 12/9
SMF - IAH • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Houston flights

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

What is the cheapest Sacramento to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Sacramento to Houston costs $288 on the route between Sacramento (SMF) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 1% cheaper than other Sacramento-Houston routes. It is also the most popular route.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Houston on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Sacramento, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Houston, 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 Houston is September, where tickets cost $348 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $503 and $495 respectively.

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

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 Houston, 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 Houston, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Sacramento to Houston

 
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.
Airlines
United Airlines

United offers Economy Plus seats with up to 6 inches more legroom.


United's Wi-Fi varies; check coverage maps before purchasing.

Southwest

Southwest offers free carry-on and personal item, but checked bags now incur fees.


Southwest's cancellation policy allows changes up to 10 minutes before departure for credit or refund.

Read more about Southwestby Blane Bachelor
Airports
SMF

For a time-saving tip, park on level 3 of lot #3 for direct skybridge access to Terminal B.

IAH

For public transport, METRO bus 102 offers a cheap but lengthy ride to downtown Houston.

Read more about IAHby John Walton
HOU

Expect a 20-minute ride from HOU to downtown Houston, costing about half of IAH's rates.

Read more about HOUby Yulia Denisyuk
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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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Cheapest flight$67
Flight from Sacramento to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Sacramento to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento to Houston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Sacramento to Houston

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Houston was $67 for a one-way ticket and $246 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Houston from Sacramento.

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

    On your way to Houston, you’ll fly out from Sacramento Intl. You’ll be landing in one of Houston’s 2 airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Houston?

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

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

    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 Houston.

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

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

    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 Houston with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline.

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Sacramento to Houston?

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

Direct departures

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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Direct returns

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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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Sacramento to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Houston. 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 Houston? 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 4241 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
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Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

8.0 ExcellentMargaret, Oct 2025SAV - HOU
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Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Was good. I miss the free 2 checked bags. That was part of what made Southwest special

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Multiple delays and gate changes. Arrived at final destination 6 hours late. All rental cars had been taken.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

This is for UA2274 from Houston to Sacramento. The flight was delayed arriving due to mechanical issues so we left about 3 hours later than scheduled. When boarding the plane the temperature inside was excessive - likely close to 100. Pilot apologized and said it was going to improve at altitude, which it did. But before that I honestly thought there might have been more delays removing passengers made ill from the heat. We were delayed leaving due to another mechanical issue. There was not water on the plane due to a panel that was not secured. They did that quickly, but the combination of mechanical issues was rather disturbing and did not reflect well on United.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

The woman gate agent in Phoenix was none too sympathetic about my check-in process as I am relatively new with using apps. I almost did not get on because she said I did not check-in. I thought I had via Kayak where I purchased a very expensive ticket. Lesson learned but to be told I may not get on as a matter of factly was difficult to hear.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Wish a flight with more than 2 hours with some snack rather than just cookie/biscuit.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

Delayed delayed delayed and no offer for food or vouchers

A couple ladies from the crew were so rude and nasty. Thought they were mad at having to be there especially if you asked a question. This will make me think twice next time if I book a flight with you.

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Flight attendants on this flight were very attentive and friendly

You can plug your phone in & use their wifi to watch movies, etc, but the plane’s wifi was disconnected for most of the flight.

Very below average , plane from Dallas to Toyko was very poor designed plane. I had to sit for 13 hours next to fat man. Really bad seat and entertainment screen sucked

Full flight so overhead bin space ran out & bags had to be checked. When you’re in the last boarding group, you might as well expect that. Don’t pay to check bags though because when they run out of space for carry-ons, they check your bag to your destination for free. When traveling with children, no need to pay extra for seats, they will assign seats & have to sit your children with you.

American almost always Delays flights from Austin to Dallas and back. I cannot believe they have such poor service on this route. I was about to switch to American from Delta, but they gave me enough reasons not to.

Waited at the airport for over 4 hours to board this flight. Terrible airline

Flight was good and on time. Everyone was nice. Seats aren't very comfortable

The seats are too small the plane makes weird noise when landing 🛬

For the minimalist experience, it is really a great ride-- feels a little like public transport i guess

I didn't order food. I requested a Tomato juice and was given a boody mary mix. The serve needs to warn the customer what their given. It wasn't a huge deal, but I wasted $4.50.

EVERYTHING! It was so bad that I will be filing a claim for reimbursement for my seat as I could not fully sit in it due to an obese person being next to me and spilling over into my "space." And my personal item in the overhead been got crushed between two suitcases, so now my business laptop has been damaged beyond repair. Also, it was expensive! Since you pay for EVERYTHING, the cost of the trip was probably more than if you I used an airline that was not discounted. I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again!

One of worst experienc my family have every had with this airline. I was informed my Kayak that my flight was delayed and that my family will not make it to houston for our connecting flight. I contacted Spirit customer service to get my family on a later flight due to the delay in Vagas and them not making their connecting flight. The customer rep keep telling me that the flight from vagas is on time and not delayed. She even make to go to the spirit app on my phone and show me how to look up weather or not the flight was delayed. The app showed "on time" 20 minutes later when my family arrived at the airport for their flight, they were told that the flight was delayed and she will not make her connecting flight. I call spirit airline customer support again that night and spoke to another rep who apologize for his collegue and he told me that my family will receive a credit for this, this was on Saturday I still have not received the credit or an email letting me know when I will be credited for this inconvenience. This is not good business and it need to be fixed.

It was very bad it got delayed by 2 hours.Never going to travel with spirit airlines in future.

Flight delayed over 3 or 4 hours because no captain to fly plane. I couldn’t make a connection and had to wait 9 hours for another flight. Had to fly red eye flight. Sucks

I wanted to upgrade my seat because I’m 6’2 and never have enough leg room for my comfort. They upgraded my seat for free putting me in an emergency exit seat. I was very comfortable

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.

baggage clamed had to wait over a hour and half for all people on my flight it was terrible

My flight was canceled I was promised a reginf still not received.

The confirmation # CK8GNW and my name was not recognized/in Frontier system. I was able to check in on Frintier app so i went to the Frontier ticket agent, at time they told me that my name/ confirmation did not show up as a purchased ticket. I had to purchase a new ticket that cost $289.00 one way.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Worst airline experience. They were rude and kept changing our seats and/or giving our seats away so our family didn’t get to sit with each other. Almost everyone we dealt with at both airports with this airline was rude. The app kept giving us wrong information making things take longer. Dealing with them before TSA can take close to an hour…longer than I’ve ever had to deal with before. Never using this airline again.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

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