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$169 Find Cheap Flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento

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$295
Typical prices: $368-$563
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IAD - SMF • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$312
Typical prices: $469-$714
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IAD - SMF • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Dulles Intl to Sacramento

Thu, Dec 11 - Mon, Jan 5
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6:45 pm - 9:43 pmIAD-SMF
5h 58mnonstop
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7:00 am - 5:30 pmSMF-IAD
7h 30m1 stop
$295United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Tue, Dec 9
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2:30 pm - 9:00 pmIAD-SMF
9h 30m1 stop
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7:00 am - 2:58 pmSMF-IAD
4h 58mnonstop
$299United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 13 - Mon, Jan 5
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4:00 pm - 9:00 pmIAD-SMF
8h 00m1 stop
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7:00 am - 5:30 pmSMF-IAD
7h 30m1 stop
$304United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 13 - Fri, Jan 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:34 am - 11:59 pmIAD-SMF
19h 25m1 stop
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7:00 am - 5:04 pmSMF-IAD
7h 04m1 stop
$306Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Dec 17 - Tue, Jan 13
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6:03 am - 12:55 pmIAD-SMF
9h 52m1 stop
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11:45 am - 11:10 pmSMF-IAD
8h 25m1 stop
$307Delta
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Tue, Dec 2 - Sat, Dec 6
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:00 pmIAD-SMF
8h 30m1 stop
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10:45 am - 9:22 pmSMF-IAD
7h 37m1 stop
$309United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Tue, Dec 9
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 11:48 pmIAD-SMF
14h 18m2 stops
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11:14 am - 11:27 pmSMF-IAD
9h 13m1 stop
$310Delta
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Sun, Dec 14 - Mon, Jan 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:37 pm - 1:44 pmIAD-SMF
23h 07m2 stops
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3:01 pm - 5:21 pmSMF-IAD
23h 20m1 stop
$311Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Wed, Dec 3
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5:15 am - 4:40 pmIAD-SMF
14h 25m1 stop
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12:40 pm - 10:00 pmSMF-IAD
6h 20m1 stop
$328Southwest
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Thu, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 11
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7:40 am - 4:55 pmIAD-SMF
12h 15m2 stops
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6:55 am - 10:00 pmSMF-IAD
12h 05m2 stops
$333Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dulles Intl to Sacramento flights

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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento departing in December.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Washington Dulles Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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 round-trip 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 $319 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $570 and $529 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport 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.

No, with an average price for the route of $411, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$169
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 31% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento

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 $169 for a one-way ticket and $295 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?

    Hawaiian Airlines, and Alaska Airlines offer 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 MAX 9 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?

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

  • 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, Alaska Airlines or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $411 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $438 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.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Sacramento

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $273 or less one-way and $358 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Washington Dulles Airport to Sacramento?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Sacramento Intl.
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Dulles Intl to Sacramento

 
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7.0Entertainment
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Boarding process was poorly handled by the gate crew and the onboard crew. No effort was made to provide equal treatment to passengers with overhead bin space. Crew seemed disengaged and unfriendly.

4.0 OkaySteve, Sep 2025DCA - SFO
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Boarding process was poorly handled by the gate crew and the onboard crew. No effort was made to provide equal treatment to passengers with overhead bin space. Crew seemed disengaged and unfriendly.

Awesome. Great flight. Super nice people and I like the extra space

On time, WiFi worked, reasonable legroom, helpful staff. Unfortunately there was no water for handwashing in the rear lavatory.

It was fine—the seats are not very comfortable and the aisles are very narrow. Nothing different from other airlines

The Boeing 737 plane is old with narrow seats and tiny lavatories. The flight was delayed for over 2 hours. The flight attendants were discourteous.

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.

Only offered water, no snacks provided, and it was cold on the plane, everyone was wearing sweatshirt or jacket in June. I asked for blanket, but crew said they didnt have anything and would turn the heat up, that didn't happen, so for 6 hours I remained cold.

One of the stewardess, Tre, went above and beyond to ensure my comfort!

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

It was too cold for the first quarter of the flight.

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.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

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.

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.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

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

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

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