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$123 Find cheap flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento

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Cheap flight deals from Dulles Intl to Sacramento (IAD-SMF)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Dulles Intl 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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6:20 pm - 6:48 pmIAD-SMF
27h 28m3 stops
10:02 pm - 10:21 amSMF-IAD
33h 19m3 stops
Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 3
6:20 pm - 6:48 pmIAD-SMF
27h 28m3 stops
1:02 pm - 11:08 amSMF-IAD
19h 06m2 stops
Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 3
7:30 am - 12:20 pmIAD-SMF
7h 50m1 stop
6:05 am - 4:14 pmSMF-IAD
7h 09m1 stop
$288Delta
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Thu, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 10
6:00 am - 1:15 pmIAD-SMF
10h 15m1 stop
11:47 pm - 12:52 pmSMF-IAD
10h 05m2 stops
$291American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24 - Wed, Jul 31
6:00 am - 2:28 pmIAD-SMF
11h 28m2 stops
11:05 pm - 11:56 amSMF-IAD
9h 51m1 stop
$293Delta
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Tue, Jul 16 - Mon, Jul 29
5:17 pm - 12:19 amIAD-SMF
10h 02m1 stop
7:24 pm - 11:15 amSMF-IAD
12h 51m2 stops
$326American Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Thu, May 30
5:55 pm - 8:40 pmIAD-SMF
5h 45mnonstop
8:10 am - 4:13 pmSMF-IAD
5h 03mnonstop
$330United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 25
6:25 am - 11:47 amIAD-SMF
8h 22m1 stop
12:39 pm - 11:04 pmSMF-IAD
7h 25m1 stop
$343United Airlines
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Tue, May 21 - Sat, May 25
7:00 am - 1:47 pmIAD-SMF
9h 47m1 stop
6:00 am - 11:59 pmSMF-IAD
14h 59m1 stop
$361Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 12
4:16 pm - 11:09 pmIAD-SMF
9h 53m1 stop
6:00 am - 4:37 pmSMF-IAD
7h 37m1 stop
$377Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 8

Flights from Dulles Intl to Sacramento - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dulles Intl 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 Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Sacramento back to Washington Dulles Airport, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport 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 Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento is February, where tickets cost $344 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $613 and $595 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 90 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on United Airlines ($144) and Delta ($149). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Delta ($288) and American Airlines ($291).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport and Sacramento?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento.
There is just one airline that flies from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento direct and that is United Airlines. The best one-way deal found from United Airlines for the route is $268.

How many flights are there between Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport and Sacramento per day?

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport and lands in Sacramento, with an average flight time of 5h 54m. The most common departure time is 5:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport and Sacramento?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento take?

The duration of a nonstop flight to Sacramento from Washington Dulles Airport is typically 5h 43m. The journey crosses a distance of 2,351 miles.

What’s the earliest departure time from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport at 5:40 pm and will be landing in Sacramento at 8:34 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento jets off at 5:40 pm and lands at 8:34 pm.

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February

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$123
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 23% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Dulles Intl to Sacramento

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dulles Intl 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 Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento was $123 for a one-way ticket and $277 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington Dulles Airport and Sacramento?

    A passport is not required to fly from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

    When flying out of Washington Dulles Airport you will be using Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. You will be landing at Sacramento, also known as Sacramento Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

    Only Alaska Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Sacramento.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

    There are nonstop flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $396 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $566 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington Dulles Airport 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 Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sacramento from Washington Dulles Airport 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 Washington Dulles Airport 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 Washington Dulles Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Washington Dulles Airport 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 Washington Dulles Airport 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 Washington Dulles Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from IAD to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $314 or less one-way and $422 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

Find which airlines fly direct from Dulles Intl to Sacramento Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Sacramento Intl

Monday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

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Nonstop returns

Sacramento Intl to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Monday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

Brussels Airlines, United Airlines

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Top 4 airlines serving from Dulles Intl to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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 Dulles Intl 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9137 reviews
8.6Crew
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Entertainment
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My baggage was in another flight, anit was delayed for one hour.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, May 2024SEA - LAX
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My baggage was in another flight, anit was delayed for one hour.

They canceled the flight 30 minutes prior to departure without any heads up.

Like South West(2 check in baggage free) if Alaskan Airlines could give at least one check in baggage free then it would be great.

Up on arrival, due to twisted ankle, I wasn’t able to walk. Requested for a wheelchair. They immediately asked for it. After 10 minutes wait a young man named Carlos picked me up at the gate, got my baggage and took me to the pick up area. It was a great service. Thanks Alaska Air line

Staff great. Tight seating. Pretzels and drink same as any other airline.

We had a very scary attempted landing in Palm Springs and were redirected to Ontario. It was a stressful flight.

Every thing means , crew, service, timing, boarding is very good.

My boarding pass birthdate was printed incorrectly causing me to spend an extra hour in a check-in and then again TSA line and to miss a chance to have dinner pre-flight. My window seat was given away and was replaced with a middle seat. I would have liked an opportunity to charge my phone and take advantage of movies but many of the departure gate chargers weren’t operational and I don’t know of an in-flight charging option, The flight left 45 late after trouble with unruly passengers, and I was glad staff removed them.

Horrible. I likely will have to spend several thousand dollars to rebook my international flights, due to their delays, plus a hotel in SF. I can’t wait to never fly them again!

Pleasant flight, now wifi, but did get pushed to the exit row gracefully cause I am a tall man. Was a pleasant thank you.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

Really impressive staff at airport and on plane, especially given how busy it was

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

My interaction with the flight attendent Eve was horrible. I was seated in 3F and was blown away watching her repeatedly skip me as she took other customer orders for lunch...she took the customer next to me but skipped me, then took everyone's order around me (in front of and behind me) . After she had taken every customer's orders to include those behind me, she came to me and said we are out of everything except one last item. I was mortified, in that, I am a 1k flyer, had pre-ordered AND as an African American could only assume why she repeatedly skipped me...mortified. no words

The Flight was good, pilot seemed very skillful. My wheel chair sister who could barely walk was allotted the second last seat in the aircraft, with great difficulty she managed to reach on her seat, as she required attendance we were given separate seat, even on request no one cared, so much so there were single passengers who were given twin seats. May not be taken as complaint but a reminder to the checkin staff to keep in mind in future the allottment of wheel chair passengers seats.

Almost 2 hour delay in boarding with all standing ready to board at original time. No explanation given.

787-9 Transcon from IAD-LAX FYI no meals in premium plus, not considered Premium - seats are wonderful https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/premium-services.html Horrible handling of delayed flight

It was a great experience. Do not normally fly United. Very nice. Thank you and happy holidays

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

It was a horrible snow storm, but updates were inconsistent and the app never displayed a remotely accurate time or gate until very close to boarding.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/31Fri
2 stops
22h 32mIAD-SMF
$123
5/31Fri
2 stops
17h 42mIAD-SMF
$126
5/31Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 41mIAD-SMF
$144
6/2Sun
2 stopsDelta
9h 14mIAD-SMF
$149
5/31Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 55mIAD-SMF
$153
6/5Wed
1 stopDelta
8h 44mIAD-SMF
$154
5/28Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 51mIAD-SMF
$162
5/31Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 37mIAD-SMF
$169
6/3Mon
1 stopAlaska Airlines
25h 23mIAD-SMF
$213
6/5Wed
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
16h 53mIAD-SMF
$228

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Last minute flights from Dulles Intl to Sacramento

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/9Thu
multi-stopDelta
8h 56mIAD-SMF
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 39mSMF-IAD
$446
5/9Thu
multi-stopDelta
11h 38mIAD-SMF
5/12Sun
multi-stopDelta
7h 38mSMF-IAD
$451
5/7Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 32mIAD-SMF
5/9Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 59mSMF-IAD
$496
5/9Thu
multi-stop
25h 46mIAD-SMF
5/13Mon
multi-stop
15h 05mSMF-IAD
$499
5/9Thu
multi-stop
25h 46mIAD-SMF
5/12Sun
multi-stop
22h 12mSMF-IAD
$505
5/9Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 54mIAD-SMF
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 36mSMF-IAD
$508
5/5Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 47mIAD-SMF
5/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 50mSMF-IAD
$518
5/5Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 22mIAD-SMF
5/11Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
10h 27mSMF-IAD
$562
5/5Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 02mIAD-SMF
5/8Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 53mSMF-IAD
$715
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 52mIAD-SMF
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 30mSMF-IAD
$875

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Washington Dulles Airport - Sacramento Flights

Departure:

Washington Dulles Airport (IAD)United States

Destination:

Sacramento (SMF)United States

Return flight deals:

Sacramento - Washington Dulles Airport

Cabin classes:

$1,308
$1,433
$734
$350