SMF - RIC

$156 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Richmond - Compare and Save

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Cheapest round-trip
$304
Typical prices: $453-$403
American Airlines
Tue 9/15Tue 9/22
SMF - RIC • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$156
Typical prices: $186-$271
Southwest
Tue 9/22
SMF - RIC • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $304 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Sacramento and Richmond. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $408 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 30m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 28% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Richmond (SMF-RIC)

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

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 10:01 pm
SMF
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RIC
12h 36m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:31 am - 2:18 pm
RIC
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SMF
8h 47m
1 stop
$304American Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 10:01 pm
SMF
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RIC
12h 36m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:37 pm - 8:12 pm
RIC
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SMF
10h 35m
2 stops
$309American Airlines
Sat, Oct 24 - Tue, Oct 27
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 6:28 pm
SMF
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RIC
8h 28m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 6:38 pm
RIC
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SMF
8h 38m
1 stop
$331Delta
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
Delta Logo
1:30 pm - 11:45 pm
SMF
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RIC
7h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:19 pm - 8:29 pm
RIC
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SMF
9h 10m
1 stop
$359Delta
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
3:08 pm - 11:57 am
SMF
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RIC
17h 49m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:31 am - 2:18 pm
RIC
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SMF
8h 47m
1 stop
$383American Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Tue, Aug 11
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 3:50 pm
SMF
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RIC
7h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 11:05 am
RIC
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SMF
7h 50m
1 stop
$384Southwest
Fri, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 26
Southwest Logo
11:55 pm - 11:10 am
SMF
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RIC
8h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 11:30 am
RIC
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SMF
8h 25m
1 stop
$394Southwest
Fri, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 26
Southwest Logo
11:55 pm - 11:10 am
SMF
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RIC
8h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 12:05 am
RIC
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SMF
10h 40m
2 stops
$399Southwest
Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 7
American Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 9:31 am
SMF
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RIC
11h 51m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 11:31 pm
RIC
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SMF
9h 51m
1 stop
$403American Airlines
Fri, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 26
Southwest Logo
7:50 pm - 9:30 am
SMF
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RIC
10h 40m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 12:05 am
RIC
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SMF
10h 40m
2 stops
$405Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sacramento to Richmond flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Sacramento to Richmond?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Sacramento to Richmond departing in September.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Richmond, 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 Richmond is October, where tickets cost $391 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $938 and $697 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$156
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 23% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 73% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Sacramento to Richmond

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Richmond?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Richmond was $156 for a one-way ticket and $304 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Sacramento to Richmond. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Sacramento to Richmond?

    When flying out of Sacramento you will be using Sacramento Intl. You will be landing at Richmond, also known as Richmond Byrd Intl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Richmond?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Richmond are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $437 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $541 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Richmond.

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

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

    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 Richmond with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento and RIC 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 Richmond?

    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 Richmond 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 4 airlines serving from Sacramento to Richmond

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Richmond. 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 4235 reviews
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8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
SMF - LAS
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Our flight from JFK to Madrid was delayed. We had to go from one side of the Madrid airport (Terminal 4s to the far end of terminal 4 - Gate K98) to our gate in less than 30 minutes. Put passport control and security/baggage check and that’s very hard unless you’re Usain Bolt. I called Iberia Airlines and the telephone customer service told me that I was going to have to pay to re-book. Luckily the help desk in the airport (who was dealing with dozens of people from the same JFK-Madrid flight) did not charge us extra to reschedule to a flight 8 hours later. They also gave us a voucher for breakfast and lunch. Glad the actual person at the airport had some actual sense.

Take-off delayed an hour because of a missing flight officer, so,arrived in Charlotte lates causing many passengers to miss connections. Otherwise a very good flight, safe and comfortable, with an excellent professional crew.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

Ontario airport boarding was very easy to park and access, is clean and TSA took 10 minutes total. Check-in was a breeze and cruise was very nice.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

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