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$78 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia

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Cheapest round-trip
$196
Overall average: $422
Frontier
Thu 11/13Mon 11/17
SMF - PHL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$78
Typical prices: $178-$320
Frontier
Sun 11/16
SMF - PHL • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia (SMF-PHL)

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

Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
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12:11 pm - 4:49 amSMF-PHL
13h 38m1 stop
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6:19 am - 12:18 pmPHL-SMF
8h 59m1 stop
$196Frontier
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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4:17 pm - 3:59 pmSMF-PHL
20h 42m1 stop
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5:30 am - 10:25 amPHL-SMF
31h 55m2 stops
$284Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Feb 24 - Wed, Feb 25
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 6:19 pmSMF-PHL
8h 19m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 12:29 pmPHL-SMF
8h 29m1 stop
$307Delta
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Sat, Dec 13 - Mon, Dec 15
United Airlines Logo
8:39 pm - 9:35 amSMF-PHL
9h 56m2 stops
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6:30 am - 12:00 pmPHL-SMF
8h 30m1 stop
$334United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 5:37 pmSMF-PHL
9h 07m1 stop
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5:01 pm - 10:59 pmPHL-SMF
8h 58m1 stop
$344Delta
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Mon, Dec 1 - Wed, Dec 3
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:29 pmSMF-PHL
7h 29m1 stop
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1:15 pm - 9:56 pmPHL-SMF
11h 41m2 stops
$347United Airlines
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Mon, Feb 9 - Thu, Feb 12
American Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:51 pmSMF-PHL
7h 51m1 stop
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11:35 am - 7:55 pmPHL-SMF
11h 20m1 stop
$351American Airlines
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Thu, Apr 23 - Mon, Apr 27
American Airlines Logo
12:06 pm - 11:54 pmSMF-PHL
8h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:41 amPHL-SMF
8h 41m1 stop
$377American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Fri, Dec 5
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 5:20 pmSMF-PHL
8h 10m1 stop
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1:50 pm - 6:15 pmPHL-SMF
7h 25m1 stop
$398Southwest
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Fri, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 8
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8:55 am - 9:00 pmSMF-PHL
9h 05m2 stops
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4:00 pm - 10:20 pmPHL-SMF
9h 20m2 stops
$403Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Philadelphia flights

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

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Planning a trip from Sacramento to Philadelphia? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia is September, where tickets cost $355 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $456 and $456 respectively.

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

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 Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$78
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia

  • How can I fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)?

    There are no nonstop flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia—all flights have at least one stop. Among KAYAK users, the most popular layover city for this route is Las Vegas.

  • How do I get from downtown Sacramento to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)?

    Sacramento Airport (SMF) is located 10 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento. Downtown Sacramento is about 15 minutes from the airport by car, so you can easily take a taxi or rideshare like Uber. Public transportation is also available to SMF.

  • How do I contact lost and found at the Philadelphia Airport (PHL)?

    If you leave any personal items at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint in the airport, they will be taken to the lost and found department at Philadelphia Airport. You can find this section in Terminals C and D near communication center.

  • What is the best way to get to downtown Philadelphia from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)?

    There are several ways to get from Philadelphia Airport to downtown Philadelphia. Regional Rail's Airport Line Service is the best way to travel into the city from Philadelphia International Airport. The line stops at all major airport terminals, University City, Center City along Market Street, and Temple University. All stations served by the Airport Line are easily accessible and wheelchair friendly.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Philadelphia?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Philadelphia was $78 for a one-way ticket and $196 for a round-trip.

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

    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 Philadelphia?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia?

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

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

    Phoenix is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Sacramento to Philadelphia.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Philadelphia are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $471 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $413 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Philadelphia.

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

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

    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 Philadelphia with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento and PHL 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 Philadelphia?

    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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

  • If you're taking an early morning flight to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), don't worry about spending the night at a hotel near the Sacramento International Airport (SMF). You can stay inside the airport late at night since there are benches and several comfortable sofas near the Terminal B light rail station. The terminals are kept clean for accommodation, with a variety of chairs to choose from in the landside areas. If you're looking for an even quieter place to relax, the sanctuary near the checkpoints in SMF Terminal A is perfect, or you can find comfortable sofas. There is always security nearby to make sure you're safe.
  • When you are hungry, Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has several lounges where you get services after making the payment at the entrance. You can grab your favorite meal or drink at Escape Lounges, located at airside, Terminal A, Terminal B, or Gate 10, when you just turn left after security.
  • Smoking is not allowed in public spaces at either of the airports, including inside. This also includes the use of e-cigarettes and perfumed vapes. However, there are designated areas outside of the terminals where smoking is allowed. If you have a connecting flight, you must smoke outside the terminal and go through security again before boarding your next flight.
  • Passengers who would like hotels that offer shuttles services after their flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Philadelphia (PHL) may reserve a room at the Wyndham Garden Hotel which is conveniently located approximately 5 miles from the Philadelphia International Airport.
  • If you need to pick up a rental car when you arrive in Philadelphia, simply head to the car-rental center. The car-rental center is located in the airport, so you don’t need to catch a shuttle to a different location. The car-rental center is open 24/7. Another option is to book car rental services on KAYAK.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Sacramento to Philadelphia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Philadelphia. 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4243 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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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.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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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.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

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

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

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.

Delayed due to thunderstorms and no in-flight service due to rough weather — both of which are out of Delta’s control. Flight was good overall.

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!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

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.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

the trip to madrid was uncomfortable with my legs touching the seat in front of me

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

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

Internet was a bit expensive and did not work ask that week otherwise a good flight

The flight had a delay that made me being in a real rush to take the second flight. The delay was almost for 2 hours. They moved us from gate to gate in 4 times. Once I arrived to Philadelphia, I got to run thorough all the airport, as the train was already closed by that time. So I got sick with asthma for all the running I had to do. And I was the last one to board, when it was almost closed. So irresponsable with the people

The plane was probably full boarding was easy. We were able to check our carry-on luggage for free. It was a return flight through Philly to LA. Never saw a stewardess do a demonstration of emergency Procedures. I think my flight was pretty full

Overall, a good experience. The food, however, was subpar. The breakfast was a joke.

I was late from Jacksonville, FL but the limited interaction I had with the Philly crew was great.

The delays and cancellations kept me stuck in Miami for an additional 24 hours, and the whole thing seemed extremely disorganized

Everything was great except British airways lost our luggage that was gate checked all the way through to Italy. No one knows currently where one is and the other one may be in route to Amsterdam to meet us but not sure. If you can Hale’s it would be awesome. The website is not helpful.

Vegas is such a quick flight that amenities aren’t the important part, in my opinion. Just get me there efficiently and safely, and that’s exactly what they did!

The flight was severely delayed due to the missing flight attendants.

Flight was cancelled without warning close to flight date. Stuck witha credit has to buy a new ticket from another airline in either to get to location. Email cancelling was lost in mail.

Spirit Airlines was ok but TRAVELHELPDESK, the 3rd party travel agent IS A JOKE! VERY RUDE CUSTOMER AGENTS ont he phone. NO HELP AT ALL. But the airlines was ok.

No frills - because you get what you pay for. The crew was amazing!! I had plenty of room to spread out because the flight was half full. Which made it easy to sleep.

The staff was very very rude in Las Vegas when boarding the flight. When presenting the boarding ticket. Las Vegas flight, it was hot and stuffy, it smelled really bad.

Dear All, I have harassment and accident with the flight attendant . This is my phone to talk 8168073567, please, leave phone message . Regards Emily,

Everything was on time and the crew was very helpful. Would definitely use again

Flight was on time but the amount of noise from several children and the kicking of my seat the entire flight was overwhelming.

Unbelievable check in horrible. Asked to print tickets at the gate after a delay

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