$84 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Houston

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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

Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 22
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:26 pm - 5:55 amSMF-IAH
8h 29m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:44 pm - 6:27 pmIAH-SMF
5h 43m1 stop
$180Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 29
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:01 pm - 5:35 amSMF-IAH
15h 34m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:14 am - 11:06 amIAH-SMF
6h 52m1 stop
$185Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Wed, Aug 27
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:43 pmSMF-IAH
3h 43mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 10:06 pmIAH-SMF
4h 07mnonstop
$383United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Thu, Aug 28
Southwest Logo
11:50 am - 5:35 pmSMF-HOU
3h 45mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:40 am - 10:40 amHOU-SMF
4h 00mnonstop
$383Southwest
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Thu, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 6
Southwest Logo
1:25 pm - 7:00 pmSMF-HOU
3h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 8:40 pmHOU-SMF
5h 40m1 stop
$389Southwest
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Tue, Aug 26 - Thu, Aug 28
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 3:08 pmSMF-IAH
6h 58m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:02 am - 12:11 pmIAH-SMF
4h 09mnonstop
$393United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 2
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:46 pmSMF-HOU
5h 46m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 10:56 pmHOU-SMF
6h 26m1 stop
$403American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Wed, Aug 27
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 5:39 pmSMF-HOU
8h 39m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 10:10 pmHOU-SMF
11h 05m2 stops
$408Delta
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Mon, Oct 6 - Sat, Oct 11
American Airlines Logo
12:28 pm - 10:14 pmSMF-HOU
7h 46m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 8:31 pmHOU-SMF
6h 01m1 stop
$411American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Wed, Aug 27
Delta Logo
5:09 pm - 9:02 amSMF-HOU
13h 53m2 stops
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 10:10 pmHOU-SMF
11h 05m2 stops
$413Delta
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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.
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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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John Walton

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John Walton

John Walton

Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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Bill Fink

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Bill Fink

Bill Fink

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 Denisyuk

Expert on HOU

Yulia Denisyuk

Yulia Denisyuk

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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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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Houston.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Sacramento to Houston cost $311 and was between Sacramento (SMF) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). On average, the best prices are found if you fly from Sacramento (SMF) to Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). The average price for a return flight for this route is $311.

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 Tuesday and more expensive on a Friday. 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 $244 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $511 and $491 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. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$84
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 $84 for a one-way ticket and $180 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?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Houston from Sacramento?

    Las Vegas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Sacramento to Houston.

  • 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 4280 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.1Food
7.6Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

10.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025SMF - SEA
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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.

First, my flight was a usual flight nothing exceptional or unexpected. Over all it was a normal, good flight! Second, your questionaire is wholly lacking in the proper options to which one can answer a question. Often on short flights, there is no food let alone entertainment so why isn't that reflected in your questionaire? A simple "not applicable" would cover that issue appropriately but no, your form arbitrarily enters an answer based on the initial assessment which normally isn't factual. Until you provide an accurate means of assessing flights, I'll no longer be completing of these unimpressive and misleading assessements. Thank you!

Easy to book and to get check in and get on and off.

First time I’ve ever missed a flight and it was an international flight.. Southwest put me on the next flight and it was the best experience possible.

It seems as though the provisions are even less. Although SWA used to be an economy Airline, that isn't really the case anymore. I paid over $700. for a round trip to Denver and I could have flown just about any airline for the price. The drinks are now in a 6-ounce cup and with ice I'm sure a can would fill more than 2 cups. However, I am very proud of SWA for using paper rather than continuing to contribute to the millions of plastic cups being used each day. I've thought of this fr many years and am so glad to see it come to fruition, if not by only SWA so far.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

I don’t understand the purpose of the orange “priority” tag on my bag. This tagged, my bag is last or near to the last bag to come down the carousel at IAH.

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

The planes are so dirty! Food crumbs and finger print smudges, Dust over the vents and carpet stains. It’s disgusting.

The bag drop personal were not helpful. There was no food on the flight. Boeing aircraft, lousy as always. Everything else was fine.

Asked several times dairy free options and was ignored. Was told chips was the only thing I could have that I should have put it on my profile “which it is”. Very unprofessional. WiFi didn’t work have the flight. Overall a very bad experience.

Plane still had screens for watching movies. Good selection too.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

I’m impressed that we were on time in Sacramento after having a late departure in Newark and our made it. The staff was friendly and warm.

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

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious. this return flight not as tasty, but filling.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

It’s a great flight. Service is good. Staff is awesome.

Boarding on time and fight was early but they didn't let us off the plane on time so we missed our connecting flight to Japan.

DFW-LHR Toilets not kept clean Too cramped. Aisles so narrow crew were constantly banging into people on the aisle seats. Even then, the carts used are reduced width. Other than that it was a decent flight on both legs

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Spirit gets you there; it's no worse than any other aircraft, all things considered. (It's not like everyone else is such a hero). But - holy moses - do they nickel and dime you to absolutely every nickel - I was really expecting to have to pay to use the bathroom. And when the captain comes on with a 5 minute sales pitch about getting "points", that was like something on Bizarro world. Other than that, everyone else was professional and worked hard to get us from point A to point B. I'm not loving all the "self-service" stuff but there it is - just when the machines don't work you don't have anyone to talk to.

Easy boarding and good flight. Need to work on the beverage and snack situation

The staff was great, but because the 2nd lieutenant didn’t show up for the flight we all had to deboard and wait 2 1/2 hours for one to show up. Very disappointing the crew can’t get schedules confirmed which wouldn’t have caused this issue.

Flight was delayed a bit, but that was expected (and updated), so really not bad at all for the price. Could’ve used one less email asking me to upgrade my seat; otherwise no significant complaints

Easy boarding. Met expectations for a 2-3 hour flight. Early arrival at DFW caused a 39 minute delay on the tarmac in getting to our gate. 😏 overall, good flight.

My experience with Spirit went pretty much as expected. It's a no frills airline, and you get what you pay for. I don't require much, so I was grateful to have an inexpensive way to travel. It is sad to me that the gate agents and flight crew don't smile much or seem very friendly or helpful. They are competent and efficient, and that's really all I need.

It was fast but uncomfortable seats. Had to pay a bit extra not sure why? Maybe in selection of all my 4 tix together ? Just knew I had a balance before getting boarding pass online when departing from satx ? And flight was delayed..

Last minute 2-3 hr delay in flight schedule; no explanation Unexpected extra $52 charge What's the benefit of choosing a cheap airline if you trick people last minute and force them to pay extra last minute? Did not appreciate being cornered.

Most uncomfortable seating I have ever experienced. And they do not provide any beverage unless purchased. Water was 4.59 a bottle. Same for a soda. A cup of water should be free. I will never fly Spirit again.

Seats are uncomfortable and too close together. Also, you missed my connection in Vegas on the way back and I ended up sleeping in the airport, flying back to Burbank instead of LAX and I got home 12 hours late.

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.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

Early arrival. Great landing. Pilot updates. Too cold in plane.

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

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