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Cheap Flights from Tucson to Sacramento (TUS-SMF)

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

Fri, Dec 12 - Sun, Dec 14
Southwest Logo
5:15 pm - 9:35 pmTUS-SMF
5h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 11:05 amSMF-TUS
3h 45m1 stop
$162Southwest
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Wed, Aug 20 - Sat, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 3:38 pmTUS-SMF
5h 39m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 4:44 pmSMF-TUS
5h 14m1 stop
$167American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Wed, Nov 12
Southwest Logo
6:20 pm - 9:45 pmTUS-SMF
4h 25m1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 3:15 pmSMF-TUS
5h 20m2 stops
$172Southwest
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Mon, Sep 22 - Thu, Sep 25
American Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 6:35 pmTUS-SMF
3h 34m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:22 am - 4:47 pmSMF-TUS
5h 25m1 stop
$193American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 9
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 11:03 amTUS-SMF
4h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:23 am - 11:17 amSMF-TUS
3h 54m1 stop
$197Delta
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Fri, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
3:45 pm - 11:20 pmTUS-SMF
7h 35m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:30 am - 12:45 pmSMF-TUS
6h 15m1 stop
$202Southwest
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 21
Frontier Logo
11:35 am - 11:13 amTUS-SMF
23h 38m1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:11 pm - 1:51 pmSMF-TUS
22h 40m1 stop
$225Frontier
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Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:24 am - 9:59 pmTUS-SMF
11h 35m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:38 am - 7:49 pmSMF-TUS
11h 11m2 stops
$247Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Sat, Aug 23
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 9:55 pmTUS-SMF
11h 56m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 10:01 amSMF-TUS
17h 01m2 stops
$267Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Aug 16 - Tue, Aug 19
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 10:10 pmTUS-SMF
5h 15m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:09 pm - 9:27 pmSMF-TUS
4h 18m1 stop
$331Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tucson to Sacramento flights

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

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

For Tucson to Sacramento, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Sacramento back to Tucson, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tucson to Sacramento, 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 Tucson to Sacramento is January, where tickets cost $176 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $342 and $316 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tucson to Sacramento?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $460 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Tucson to Sacramento, 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 Tucson to Sacramento, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 63% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$83
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 26% lower on average.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Tucson to Sacramento 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 Tucson to Sacramento

  • What is the cheapest flight from Tucson to Sacramento?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tucson to Sacramento was $83 for a one-way ticket and $162 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Tucson to Sacramento?

    Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Tucson to Sacramento flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Tucson to Sacramento flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Tucson to Sacramento?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Tucson to Sacramento on on Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Tucson to Sacramento, Southwest or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tucson to Sacramento are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $274 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $177 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Tucson to Sacramento.

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

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

    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 Sacramento with an airline and back to Tucson with another airline. Booking your flights between Tucson and SMF 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 Tucson to Sacramento?

    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 Sacramento from Tucson 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 Tucson to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $145 or less one-way and $156 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Tucson to Sacramento?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Tucson to Sacramento Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Tucson Airport to Sacramento Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Tucson to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tucson to Sacramento. 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 Tucson to Sacramento? 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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Flight attendant was rude when I advised her that the bathroom had no paper towels or tissue paper.

8.0 ExcellentRick, Jul 2025AUS - SAN
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Flight attendant was rude when I advised her that the bathroom had no paper towels or tissue paper.

Departing flight to San Diego was delayed. Return flight from SD to SBP was delayed. Not terrible but not ideal

I loved that the checking in process was seamlessly easy and user friendly. The crew was very nice and professional. Unfortunately, we were seated in the back of the plane across from the bathroom. There wasn’t much room for leg room and comfortability. Alongside, we had to listen to a baby crying up and down the aisle way for the entire plane ride. The turbulence of the plane landing was rocky. Overall, the experience with Alaska was just okay. We made it home alive so that’s always a positive.

would have been nice for flight to not be delayed by 2 hours so that we had to pay $80 to get home since BART had shut down. i thought a 10pm arrival would leave enough time to account for delays but i was wrong.

One of the best roundtrip flights I’ve ever been on. We needed assistance for my elderly mother and without fail, each and every Alaska team member was helpful, kind, and patient. Will fly Alaska again and again.

Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

I liked Alaska better than other carriers that I have EVER used. Unfortunately, the plane from LAX to Guanacaste leg of my journey had some mechanical problems and had to return to LAX - causing my journey to be very long and added a day to my total trip. The Airline was very prompt in offering their apology and have given me credit to use for my next flight. I thought the terminal in LAX was too cold for comfort, especially if there is a long wait between flights.

Coffee or tea service would be nice for an evening flight, water or juice not good enough.

I am always uncomfortable about the boarding process. I think every airlines has their own procedures for boarding but all of their procedures are inconvenient because it takes too much time to board. If you board people from back seat to front, I think you can reduce the time to boarding.

Good leg room, no problem with overhead storage and the staff was super helpful.

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

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.

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

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.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

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

Only not having an assigned seat was an issue. Rest was great

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

I loved flying Hawaiian Air! We didn’t pay to sit together, but we were able to anyway. They had usb charging ports and even outlets in some seats. They served a hot sandwich that was not very good, but we were still pleasantly surprised. The staff was very nice. The seats really made my booty hurt but maybe I’m just not used to sitting so long. Also, the AC was really cold even though I was wearing pants, a hoodie, and a light blanket.

You did not have any vegetarians options for the free meal! I do not eat any meat of any kind! I asked the flight attendant and was met with kind of a rude statement like vegetarian? No we don’t have that kind of thing! Did not make me happy but made me feel like why would I want a vegetarian meal! Otherwise a good experience!

I was put in a middle seat with the people on either side of me kept passing their grandchild over me and talking back and forth while I was trying to rest or watch a movie. So inconsiderate and totally disturbing. I asked if they would sit next to each other to alleviate the constant impeding my comfort but they refused.

Late boarding, full flight. Absolutely no food and barely a bag of pretzels. No video screens and slim pickings of movies. No live tv and poor selection of shows.

Pre-Flight check-in Staff did a terrific job correcting a seat mis-assignment problem after I checked in the night before my flight. They really stepped up to make my flight home a joy. It was also my birthday, so the flight crew made me feel special a little treat.

Our flight delayed 2 hours, no WiFi in flight and the snack option isn’t great either.

I was unable to get a check im and get a boarding pass. I tried at the desk of the flight operator Alaska, was told to go to Hawaiian and almost had to go back to Alaskan. In the end inwas told to go thru security and directly to the gate without checking in. It would have been more helpful to have the details rather than walking all over the terminals trying to check in.

Good except that I couldn’t change seat and made me wait untill I checked in

Traveling with my 90 year old mother, the boarding process was great, the gate crew was very helpful and friendly. One of the flight attendants was kind enough to assist her to and from the restroom mid-flight and cater to any requests she had. I wish I flew Hawaiian Airlines more often, it was a great trip!

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

Very friendly and efficient and smooth boarding. We were even way early arriving at my destination. Thank you.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

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