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Cheap flights from Dallas to Sacramento (SMF)

DFW — SMF
Nov 9 — Nov 161
Mon 11/9
Mon 11/16
1 adult, Economy
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How far ahead should I book a flight from Dallas to Sacramento?

Booking 85 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from Dallas to Sacramento. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Dallas to Sacramento?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Dallas to Sacramento (average of $311). Flying from Dallas to Sacramento in July is currently the most expensive (average of $469). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from DFW to SMF?

Unlike in the morning, when flights are generally more expensive, you can save up to 19% on flights from Dallas to Sacramento by exploring options for tickets at noon.

What is the cheapest day to fly from Dallas to Sacramento?

Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Dallas to Sacramento flight should consider departing on Monday at noon when fares are most often at their lowest. Sunday evenings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

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Matt Meltzer

Matt Meltzer

Expert on SMF

Matt Meltzer has been a travel writer for over a decade, covering U.S. domestic locations and hotels for Thrillist, Fifty Grande, Matador Network, Conde Nast Traveler, and other top publications. He's won multiple travel journalism awards from the Society of American Travel Writers and North American Travel Journalists Association, and currently resides in South Florida.

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Paul Rubio

Expert on DAL

Travel journalist and photographer Paul Rubio is a Miami native (and current resident), who has lived in nine countries and traveled to 137. He is an expert in luxury travel, eco-travel, loyalty programs, hotels, airports and airlines. He is a contributing editor at AFAR, Condé Nast Traveler, LUXURY Magazine, and Palm Beach Illustrated.

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Reviews of airlines servicing Sacramento

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from Dallas to Sacramento, such as Alaska Airlines,Southwest, andDelta. Reviews also offer insight into each airline's entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.
Southwest
7.9
Good
4,227 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.
Delta
7.8
Good
8,654 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.
American Airlines
7.0
Good
12,152 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.
Frontier
5.6
Fair
2,551 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
13,041 reviews

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Food

7.0

Comfort

7.8

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Chris,Aug 2026

GEG - SFO

Our flight was delayed multiple times over the course of the day for a total of almost ten hours. It was supposed to be a two-hour flight from San Francisco to Spokane. It turned into a nightmare of waiting all day in the airport, not knowing whether we would fly or not, whether we would miss my son's wedding and lose the expenses already incurred for car rental and accommodations. The Alaska staff seemed clueless and never gave us any convincing or definitive information. The airline offered food vouchers and discounts on future flights to make up for the trouble. However, the information about these concessions was not timely, nor were the vouchers themselves very useful. We were a family group of four people. The airline decided to give us one food voucher for $96, which is barely enough for four to get a sandwich and a drink each. Only by persistently addressing the airport food retailers were we able to get anything at all. Then, taking the exact opposite approach, the airline sent me, the original purchaser of all four tickets and the only email account they had, four vouchers for $150 each in the names of each of the four passengers. So, any one of us could get a discount on a future flight with Alaska in that amount. But I originally paid for all the tickets. It makes no sense, except to suggest that Alaska chooses the way to distribute vouchers that seems most likely to minimize the probability that they will be utilized. In my opinion, I should be offered a total refund for the ordeal we were forced to endure or at least a discount voucher for the entire $600.

Related info for your journey

  • What airport do you fly into for flights to Sacramento from Dallas?

    Most people fly into Sacramento Intl (SMF) if they book a flight to Sacramento from Dallas. On average, Sacramento Intl has 17 inbound flights from Dallas per day from 5 airlines. Sacramento Intl is conveniently located just 9.4 mi from Sacramento’s city center.

  • What are the cheapest airlines flying from Dallas to Sacramento round-trip?

    Flying on Frontier is currently your cheapest option to Sacramento, with prices starting at $178. Additional round-trip tickets that might be worth considering are offered by Delta and American Airlines, with the lowest prices starting at $190 and $273, respectively. You may be able to fly from Dallas to Sacramento for 56% less than the average price by searching for these airlines.

  • What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Dallas to Sacramento one-way?

    The cheapest airlines for a one-way flight from Dallas to Sacramento are Frontier ($104), Alaska Airlines ($148), and Southwest ($158).

  • What are the most reliable airlines from Dallas to Sacramento?

    Consider GOL (86%), Fiji Airways (75%) or Royal Jordanian (74%) when booking your flight. These represent the most reliable airlines when flying from Dallas to Sacramento.

  • What are the cheapest flights from Dallas to Sacramento?

    While on average a flight from Dallas to Sacramento is generally $398, our data shows the cheapest flight currently is $173. When looking at the most popular route, (Dallas/Fort Worth - Sacramento Intl), you can expect to pay $248 for that flight.

  • Can I find deals for flights from Dallas to Sacramento that include hotel bookings?

    Yes. In addition to deals on Dallas to Sacramento flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

  • How can I find direct flights from Dallas to Sacramento?

    After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Dallas to Sacramento.

  • Can I find deals for business class flights from Dallas to Sacramento?

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Dallas to Sacramento by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

  • What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Dallas to Sacramento?

    Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Dallas to Sacramento (average of $311). Flying from Dallas to Sacramento in July is currently the most expensive (average of $469). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 5 airlines flying from Dallas to Sacramento

AirlineCheapestAverageFlexibilityOn-time
FrontierCheapest$178Average$300FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time62%
DeltaCheapest$190Average$335FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-timeN/A
American AirlinesCheapest$274Average$426FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time71%
Alaska AirlinesCheapest$278Average$302FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time75%
SouthwestCheapest$283Average$441FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time63%

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