$31 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Orange County

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Best Orange County Flight Deals from Sacramento

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$80
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$79
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$80
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$79

Cheap Flight Deals from Sacramento to Orange County (SMF-zzKFI)

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from Sacramento to Orange County

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Sacramento to Orange County.
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Spirit Airlines Logo
10:41 am - 9:17 pmSMF-SNA
10h 36m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 6:42 pmSNA-SMF
11h 57m1 stop
$79Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 20 - Thu, May 22
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:41 am - 9:17 pmSMF-SNA
10h 36m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 6:42 pmSNA-SMF
11h 57m1 stop
$80Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 20 - Wed, May 21
Southwest Logo
7:15 pm - 8:40 pmSMF-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:25 am - 10:50 amLGB-SMF
1h 25mnonstop
$147Southwest
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 3
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 8:50 pmSMF-LGB
3h 50m1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:40 pm - 9:05 pmLGB-SMF
1h 25mnonstop
$157Southwest
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 3
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 9:32 pmSMF-LGB
4h 17m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:54 pm - 11:39 pmLGB-SMF
6h 45m1 stop
$173Delta
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Mon, Jun 2 - Thu, Jun 5
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 9:41 pmSMF-LGB
4h 41m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:59 pm - 6:00 pmLGB-SMF
5h 01m1 stop
$175Delta
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Sun, Aug 31 - Thu, Sep 4
Frontier Logo
12:15 pm - 11:16 amSMF-SNA
23h 01m1 stop
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3:32 pm - 5:53 pmSNA-SMF
26h 21m1 stop
$293Frontier
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Fri, Jun 20 - Sun, Jun 22
Frontier Logo
12:15 pm - 11:10 amSMF-SNA
22h 55m1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:32 pm - 5:46 pmSNA-SMF
26h 14m1 stop
$294Frontier
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Fri, Jul 18 - Sun, Jul 20
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 12:16 pmSMF-SNA
6h 06m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 11:43 pmSNA-SMF
4h 43m1 stop
$371United Airlines
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Sun, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 7
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 12:16 pmSMF-SNA
6h 06m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 11:43 pmSNA-SMF
4h 43m1 stop
$376United Airlines
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Sun, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 7
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Sacramento to Orange County 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 Orange County.

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Sacramento found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $231 round-trip. The most popular route is from Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Ana (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $231.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sacramento to Orange County?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Orange County, 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 Orange County is September, when tickets cost $103 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $269 and $258 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 Orange County, 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 Orange County, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJune
High seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$31
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 26% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Sacramento to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

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

    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 Orange County.

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

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

    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 Orange County 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 Orange County?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $296 on average. Morning departures are around 36% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $618.

Top 5 airlines serving from Sacramento to Orange County

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4294 reviews
7.6Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.1Food
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

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 experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

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

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Horrible. Grateful to be alive but spent 13 hours at airport only to return back to my familys house and flight changed to next day. They tried to fix a part on plane, had no back up plane and after 10 hours , reattempted the flight and it STILL wasn't fixed. We got a meal voucher and rescheduled flight but there should be some other compensation for the 15 hours spent in airport

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

Unclear pricing; ended up being charged an extra $52 just to get onboard

Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.

would be great to get basic water, soda at least and stop charging for carry ons

Your crew is a representation of your Standards and Values. The crew from Seattle to LAX, was very disappointing. The crew was more interested in hanging out at the lobby area. Talking, laughing loudly and eating all the snacks. They did not do regular rounds to see if customers needed anything. This was a huge disappointment. I will no longer be flying with your airlines moving forward.

- flight attendants not very friendly. - Paid for WiFi and plane didn’t have it working , never got a refund.

We got to fly on the new airplane. Much better as it’s roomier and cleaner than before. Most Importantly it’s much more comfortable. I still can’t move the seat back but the extra space made up for it. I didn’t taste the food or drinks because they charge for everything so I didn’t bother. I didn’t experience the entertainment because I downloaded my own movies on my phone. The crew was great. The flight itself was smooth . No complaints.

I was comfortable because I upgraded. I would not have been comfortable in economy. It was a short flight so there was limited food service and no inflight entertainment.

I thought since I upgraded my seat I would get some perks. Free water, free snacks. Free carry on luggage.

It’s ridiculous to pay for carry-on luggage. I also wasn’t given an option to specify I have carry on bag at time of ticket purchase. I also could not specify I have carry on luggage at time of online check-in.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

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

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

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

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

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.

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