Southwest has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose CA, Oakland, or Phoenix (SMF, SAN, SJC, OAK, PHX) for $81-$147, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Phoenix has the least availability and highest price ($147) in this group. Other destinations are less than $129.
United, Southwest, and American have posted round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento, Phoenix, Denver, or Houston (SMF, PHX, DEN, IAH) for $89-$139, NONSTOP. Origin/Destination reversible. Cheapest departures on Tuesdays. Wednesdays, and Saturdays. No Christmas dates available.
Sacramento: Flights February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and December.
Phoenix: Flights February to December.
Denver or Houston: Flights March to December.
Destinations are ordered from least expensive, ascending.
Alaska Airlines and Southwest have round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco (SMF, OAK, SJC, SAN, SFO) for $60-$143, NONSTOP. Flights October to February. Origin/Destination reversible.
Cheapest fares found were to San Diego $60 round-trip via Skyscanner.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento, San Francisco, or San Jose, California (SMF, SFO, SJC) for $74-$126, NONSTOP or with connections. Flights October to February. Origin/Destination reversible.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento, Oakland, or San Jose, California (SMF, OAK, SJC) for $77, NONSTOP. Flights September to January. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento, Oakland, or San Jose, California (SMF, OAK, SJC) for $77, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. No Weekends. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $97-$106, NONSTOP. Flights March to June. No Weekends. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento or San Jose, California (SMF, SJC) for $117-$132, NONSTOP. Flights March to May. No Sunday departures. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United, American, and Southwest have round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento or Phoenix (SMF, PHX) for $97, NONSTOP. Flights December to March. Very few weekends available. No Christmas dates available.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
Delta has round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Sacramento or Denver (SMF, DEN) for $117, NONSTOP. Flights December to March. Weekends available. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Alaska Airlines and Southwest have round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Sacramento (SMF) for $131, NONSTOP. Flights in September. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Alaska Airlines. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $131, NONSTOP. Flights in September. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Alaska Airlines. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Sacramento (SMF) for $158 with a connection. Flights September to November. Departures on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
Dates are scattered: Most dates are clustered around the start of September, the end of October, and the start of November.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
United has round-trip flights from Denver (DEN) to Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Portland, or Cleveland (SLC, SMF, PDX, CLE) for $97-$137, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
Salt Lake City is the cheapest fare ($97-ish) in this group.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
Delta has round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $99-$108, NONSTOP. Flights May to June. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Sacramento (SMF) for $150, NONSTOP. Flights October to November. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $118-$128, NONSTOP. Flights August to October. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $58. Spokane and San Jose (GEG, SJC) for $98. Las Vegas and Albuquerque (LAS, ABQ) for $118. All NONSTOP. Flights January to March. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) for $98-$108, NONSTOP. Flights September to November. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento or San Jose, California (SMF, SJC) for $138, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
