SMF - MKE

$147 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee

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 Milwaukee departing on 1/8. 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 Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$284
Overall average: $383
United Airlines
Tue 1/13Tue 1/20
SMF - MKE • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$147
Overall average: $503
Delta
Thu 1/8
SMF - MKE • 2 stops
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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $284 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to book
5 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 56% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee (SMF-MKE)

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

Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
12:58 pm - 9:21 pm
SMF
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MKE
6h 23m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:55 am
MKE
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SMF
7h 55m1 stop
$284United Airlines
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Delta Logo
6:25 pm - 8:53 am
SMF
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MKE
12h 28m2 stops
Delta Logo
3:59 pm - 8:58 pm
MKE
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SMF
6h 59m1 stop
$285Delta
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 9:30 pm
SMF
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MKE
13h 00m2 stops
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 7:15 pm
MKE
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SMF
14h 15m2 stops
$290Delta
Wed, Jan 7 - Tue, Jan 13
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 9:15 pm
SMF
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MKE
12h 45m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:40 am - 5:30 pm
MKE
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SMF
12h 50m2 stops
$294Delta
Wed, Jan 7 - Tue, Jan 13
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 11:28 pm
SMF
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MKE
8h 58m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:33 am - 5:30 pm
MKE
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SMF
9h 57m2 stops
$300Delta
Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 6:17 pm
SMF
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MKE
10h 02m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:33 am - 5:30 pm
MKE
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SMF
9h 57m2 stops
$305Delta
Wed, Jan 7 - Tue, Jan 13
American Airlines Logo
8:06 am - 5:05 pm
SMF
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MKE
6h 59m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 1:59 pm
MKE
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SMF
9h 19m1 stop
$307American Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Thu, Feb 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 2:51 pm
SMF
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MKE
28h 21m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:47 pm - 11:56 pm
MKE
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SMF
10h 09m1 stop
$334Alaska Airlines
Mon, Jan 12 - Mon, Jan 19
Delta Logo
6:25 pm - 8:53 am
SMF
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MKE
12h 28m2 stops
Delta Logo
3:59 pm - 8:58 pm
MKE
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SMF
6h 59m1 stop
$347Delta
Mon, Jan 12 - Mon, Jan 19
Delta Logo
6:25 pm - 8:53 am
SMF
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MKE
12h 28m2 stops
Delta Logo
1:18 pm - 8:58 pm
MKE
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SMF
9h 40m2 stops
$352Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Milwaukee flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee?

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

When flying from Sacramento to Milwaukee, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Sacramento, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee is April, where tickets cost $342 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $494 and $487 respectively.

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

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 Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$147
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Sacramento to Milwaukee

When to book flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento to Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee

  • What is the luggage allowance on United Airlines flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee?

    Basic Economy passengers are allowed one personal item is allowed on board flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee, but no carry-on baggage is permitted. Checked baggage is subject to a fee. Economy passengers are allowed one personal item and one carry-on bag are allowed on board, while checked baggage is subject to a fee.

  • How do I get from Milwaukee Airport (MKE) to the city center?

    Taxis are readily available at MKE and offer a convenient and hassle-free way to get to the city center. The taxi stand is located outside the baggage claim area on the lower level of the terminal. Additionally, several shuttle services operate at Milwaukee Airport and offer shared ride or private ride services to the city center. The shuttle stands are located outside the baggage claim area on the lower level of the terminal.

  • What services does Alaska Airlines offer economy class passengers on flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee?

    Alaska Airlines provides complimentary food and beverages to economy class passengers on all their flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee. Passengers can access Alaska Airlines' in-flight entertainment system free of charge during their flight. The entertainment system features a wide selection of movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and music.

  • Can I bring a pet on Southwest Airlines flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee?

    Southwest Airlines allows small domesticated cats and dogs to travel with you in the cabin for a fee. Pets must be able to fit inside a carrier that can be stowed under the seat in front of you. Southwest Airlines does not allow pets to travel in the cargo hold. Your pet carrier must be leak-proof and well-ventilated, with enough room for your pet to stand, turn around and lie down comfortably.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Milwaukee?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Milwaukee was $147 for a one-way ticket and $284 for a round-trip.

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

    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 Milwaukee?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $465 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $424 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Milwaukee.

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

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

    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 Milwaukee with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento and MKE 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 Milwaukee?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Sacramento to Milwaukee

  • Flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Milwaukee (MKE) usually entail layovers in various cities based on the airline. Some frequent layovers for these flights include Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Las Vegas (LAS), and Minneapolis (MSP).
  • United Airlines offers special seating arrangements for families traveling with infants or small children on flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee. You can request a seat assignment at the time of booking, or you can change a seat assignment later by contacting the airline.
  • American Airlines offers flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Milwaukee (MKE) and has invested in sustainable aviation fuels, which are made from sources such as municipal waste, natural gas, and agricultural waste. These fuels can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional jet fuel.
  • Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has two terminals: Terminal A and Terminal B. Terminal A serves many domestic flights like flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee and serves airlines such as Alaska, Delta, and United.
  • Delta provides wheelchair assistance for passengers with reduced mobility who require assistance at the airport, from check-in to boarding and disembarking the aircraft. The airline also provides in-flight assistance to passengers with reduced mobility on flights from Sacramento to Milwaukee, including assistance with meals, using the restroom, and adjusting their seating position.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Sacramento to Milwaukee

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

8.0 ExcellentRussell, Dec 2025
SAN - OAK
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The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

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

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

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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