SMF - MSN

$209 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Madison

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sacramento to Madison departing on 12/24. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sacramento to Madison, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sacramento to Madison, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$309
Overall average: $577
United Airlines
Fri 1/23Tue 1/27
SMF - MSN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$209
Typical prices: $367-$445
Delta
Wed 12/24
SMF - MSN • 1 stop
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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $309 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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August
Cheapest • 31% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Madison (SMF-MSN)

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

Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
United Airlines Logo
12:58 pm - 9:20 pm
SMF
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MSN
6h 22m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 6:41 pm
MSN
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SMF
8h 03m1 stop
$309United Airlines
Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
United Airlines Logo
10:50 am - 7:07 pm
SMF
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MSN
6h 17m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 5:14 pm
MSN
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SMF
10h 59m2 stops
$314United Airlines
Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
American Airlines Logo
10:04 am - 10:05 pm
SMF
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MSN
10h 01m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:29 am - 8:32 pm
MSN
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SMF
11h 03m2 stops
$319American Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:52 pm
SMF
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MSN
5h 52m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 6:41 pm
MSN
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SMF
9h 56m1 stop
$399United Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 5:47 pm
SMF
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MSN
10h 47m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 9:03 pm
MSN
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SMF
6h 43m1 stop
$404United Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 7:07 pm
SMF
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MSN
12h 07m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 5:46 pm
MSN
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SMF
11h 31m2 stops
$409United Airlines
Thu, Jan 1 - Sun, Jan 4
American Airlines Logo
4:23 pm - 12:47 am
SMF
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MSN
6h 24m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 10:43 pm
MSN
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SMF
7h 03m1 stop
$526American Airlines
Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:59 pm - 2:26 pm
SMF
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MSN
21h 27m3 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:29 am - 11:23 am
MSN
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SMF
25h 54m2 stops
$581Alaska Airlines
Thu, Jan 1 - Sun, Jan 4
American Airlines Logo
11:08 am - 10:24 pm
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MSN
9h 16m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 10:43 pm
MSN
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SMF
7h 03m1 stop
$591American Airlines
Thu, Jan 1 - Sun, Jan 4
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:05 pm
SMF
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MSN
6h 05m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:06 pm - 9:30 am
MSN
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SMF
20h 24m2 stops
$639United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Madison flights

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

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

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

When flying from Sacramento to Madison, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Sacramento, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Madison, 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 Madison is August, where tickets cost $306 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $601 and $577 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$209
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Sacramento to Madison

When to book flights from Sacramento to Madison

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento to Madison based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Sacramento to Madison

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Madison?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Madison was $209 for a one-way ticket and $309 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Madison?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sacramento to Madison, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Madison are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $388 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $478 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Madison.

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

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

    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 Madison with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento and MSN 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 Sacramento to Madison?

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Sacramento to Madison

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Madison. 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 Madison? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8007 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

6.0 GoodMary Heather, Nov 2025
LGA - MKE
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My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

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.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

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.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

We loved the steward on the plane. He made the night enjoyable

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

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

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

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