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Cheap Flight Deals from Philadelphia to Sacramento Intl (PHL-SMF)

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from Philadelphia to Sacramento

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Philadelphia to Sacramento.
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6:40 am - 12:27 pmPHL-SMF
8h 47m1 stop
7:59 pm - 6:14 amSMF-PHL
7h 15m1 stop
$128Frontier
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Thu, Mar 6 - Tue, Mar 11
7:50 am - 6:46 pmPHL-SMF
13h 56m1 stop
1:22 pm - 5:24 amSMF-PHL
13h 02m1 stop
$130Frontier
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Tue, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 11
5:41 pm - 6:47 amPHL-SMF
16h 06m1 stop
7:30 pm - 5:44 amSMF-PHL
7h 14m1 stop
$138Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 5
11:04 am - 8:42 amPHL-SMF
24h 38m2 stops
6:56 pm - 5:44 amSMF-PHL
7h 48m1 stop
$154Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 11
5:02 pm - 10:55 pmPHL-SMF
8h 53m1 stop
11:05 pm - 8:37 amSMF-PHL
6h 32m1 stop
$343Delta
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Wed, Apr 16 - Tue, Apr 22
2:40 pm - 10:42 pmPHL-SMF
11h 02m1 stop
7:00 pm - 5:48 amSMF-PHL
7h 48m1 stop
$417Delta
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Wed, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 19
6:00 am - 11:59 amPHL-SMF
8h 59m1 stop
5:10 am - 5:33 pmSMF-PHL
9h 23m2 stops
$448United Airlines
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Thu, Mar 6 - Tue, Mar 11
3:40 pm - 9:20 pmPHL-SMF
8h 40m1 stop
10:55 am - 11:29 pmSMF-PHL
9h 34m2 stops
$452United Airlines
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Sat, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 15
5:44 pm - 10:29 pmPHL-SMF
7h 45m1 stop
7:25 pm - 7:19 amSMF-PHL
8h 54m1 stop
$518American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 2 - Sun, Jul 6
6:00 am - 10:59 amPHL-SMF
7h 59m1 stop
7:29 pm - 7:16 amSMF-PHL
8h 47m1 stop
$538American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 18 - Sun, Jun 22

Flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Philadelphia to Sacramento, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Philadelphia, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Sacramento is September, where tickets cost $293 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $491 and $489 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Sacramento, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

December

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$75
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from Philadelphia to Sacramento

When to book flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia to Sacramento based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento

  • Where can I affordably park my car at PHL before my flight to Sacramento?

    The most affordable option for parking your car long-term at PHL is Economy Parking. Economy Parking is not close enough to the terminals to walk, but the Economy Parking lots run free shuttles between the lots in the terminals 24/7. You may also choose to park off airport grounds in private parking lots. These options are often quite affordable and usually offer free shuttle service to the terminals at PHL.

  • Does PHL have a military lounge?

    Yes. The Liberty USO of PHL welcomes active-duty military personnel and their families to use this lounge free of charge. Located airside in Terminal E past the security checkpoint, this lounge is open daily from 6 am to 6 pm. Amenities include refreshments, TV, comfy seating, devices for connectivity, games, and more.

  • Does SMF provide any baby care facilities?

    Yes. If you are a traveling mom who wants to breastfeed in private or needs to pump or change your baby as soon as you land in Sacramento, you can use the Nursing Rooms located airside, one near Gate A10 or the one near B15. This clean, private space has a comfortable chair, a table, changing pads, a sink, and a power outlet placed to make use of an electric breast pump easy.

  • Where do I go to pick up my rental car at SMF?

    The car rental agencies at SMS are located in the Rental Car Terminal located in a separate facility that passengers can get to on a free shuttle that departs from the Arrivals curb about every 10min. Some agencies in this facility include Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, Avis, Zipcar, and more.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Philadelphia to Sacramento?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Sacramento was $75 for a one-way ticket and $128 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Philadelphia to Sacramento. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    Philadelphia and Sacramento are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Philadelphia from Philadelphia and will be arriving at Sacramento Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Sacramento are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $477 and an overall rating of 8.1, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $373 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Sacramento.

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

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

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Philadelphia to Sacramento

  • Located at the southern end of Philadelphia on the shores of the Delaware River, the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is a hub for American Airlines and also a focus city for Frontier. Northwest of downtown Sacramento, the Sacramento International Airport (SMF) serves as the hub for West Air.
  • When you are booking your ticket from Philadelphia to Sacramento, it is unlikely that you will find a direct flight. However, Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, American, and United are among the carriers that offer a flight with one stop from PHL to SMF. Layovers occur in cities such as Las Vegas (LAS), Salt Lake City (SLC), Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), and more.
  • If you want to stay near PHL the night before your flight to SMF, consider checking in to the Philadelphia Airport Marriott hotel, which is connected to the airport. From the hotel, take the sky bridge to Terminal B. If you need to get to a different terminal, free shuttles depart from the hotel about every 20min between 4 am and noon.
  • If your muscles feel jumpy or stiff when you deplane at SMS, you can take advantage of the services at the Massage Bar located airside in Terminal B. Open from 8 am to 9 pm Sunday through Friday and 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday, this retail massage outlet offers massages that last either 30min, 15min, or 10min.
  • As you are making your way through PHL, you might catch sight or sound of the live entertainment that PHL provides. Periodically throughout the year, especially in summer and in the holiday months in winter. To enhance your traveling pleasure, PHL hires musicians, choirs, historic impersonators, artists, and caricaturists. And come December, you might even see Santa Claus.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Sacramento

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4615 reviews
8.1Comfort
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
7.7Entertainment
8.7Crew
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Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

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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.

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 hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

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

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

Forget beverage, they didn't even have water for half the passangers?

Can not wait for seating change to reduce the amount of pre boards - it’s disheartening the abuse. And then then deplaning

The crew was nice. Boarding sucked. Instead of loading from the back to the front people just sat wherever and you had to wait for them to move to get to a seat. And the flight was 25 minutes delayed.

I boarded last because of my boarding assignment and was given a middle seat at the back of the plane. I’m 6”1” so it was really tight. I wish I just had a seat assignment instead of a general boarding group. My bag was way at the front and my seat at the back. Was never offered a beverage and had no room to move.

The open seating makes passengers boarding ahead of you think they also have the right to the empty middle seat. Trumper next to me refused to move her laptop bag from my leg area. I did not make a fuss since it was a short flight.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

My flight consistently said it was on time and the plane didn’t arrive until after 30 minutes after take off and nothing was announced to passengers

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

Very poor. Our special services attendant gave us incorrect information. I also was mishandled at landing. There was no wheelchair waiting. I fell deboarding the plane. Appalling!

I had a very unpleasant encounter with one man from customer service: he was extremely rude and miserable. And his condition was reflected on his decision to send me to the worst airport hotel and get an awful flight connection. My hotel shuttle had never arrived and I had to book another hotel. People served by other representatives got a much better treatment and deal.

The flight left a bit late, but arrived close to time expected…With the flight being close to full the crew did well serving drinks to all in a very timely fashion. The flight was a pleasure…

They didn't have any gluten-free snacks, oddly, which I require...or any flavored soda water or decaf tea options, which seems to be standard.

My flight back my reservations were list because they said I didn't pay my pet fee when I had a receipt

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The one gate agent was very abrupt and rude. Not a good look for American for the day

Departure more than an hour later. Conexion/waiting time at the airport was more than 7 hours :(

I was unhappy with having the seat I chose changed at the last minute. I was moved to an aisle seat which did not recline and was next to the bathroom. The bathroom odors made the flight entirely unpleasant. Having carefully chosen my seat months before I was not pleased with my AA experience. In addition, they ran out of tea during flight service, really?

Pilots showed up late because they decided to stop and get something to eat instead of going straight to our gate, Forcing an 1 1/2 hour delay, and missed flight. Shame on the pilots.

- flight attendants not very friendly. - Paid for WiFi and plane didn’t have it working , never got a refund.

It wasn’t a bad flight just very uncomfortable seating wise.

We got to fly on the new airplane. Much better as it’s roomier and cleaner than before. Most Importantly it’s much more comfortable. I still can’t move the seat back but the extra space made up for it. I didn’t taste the food or drinks because they charge for everything so I didn’t bother. I didn’t experience the entertainment because I downloaded my own movies on my phone. The crew was great. The flight itself was smooth . No complaints.

I was comfortable because I upgraded. I would not have been comfortable in economy. It was a short flight so there was limited food service and no inflight entertainment.

I thought since I upgraded my seat I would get some perks. Free water, free snacks. Free carry on luggage.

It’s ridiculous to pay for carry-on luggage. I also wasn’t given an option to specify I have carry on bag at time of ticket purchase. I also could not specify I have carry on luggage at time of online check-in.

Delayed fight LAS to LAX. OK, fog in LA, not your fault. But all your staff, onboard in in lounge, speak so fast, enunciate so poorly and often have a accent that it is impossible to understanding anything they are saying.

The gate area was terrible at San Diego airport -way too crowded in a small space. Since my husband was driving to our destination, we did not have to take any luggage so my kids and I only had backpacks. Therefore everything was easy and smooth. And we didn’t have to pay up charges for everything and it was a short flight. I tried table was broken and it was a little cramped, but it was fine for what we needed. I probably would not fly spirit on a longer flight and if I had to take baggage.

Boarding procedure is horribly slow. You charge me to check a bag and would not let me carry it on. Charged me to simply select a seat. Charged me for water. Charged me for every little thing on top of paying for an expensive ticket. Your seats are terrible. So uncomfortable, they don’t recline. No WiFi, no way to charge my phone. No entertainment. I mean you Offer noting and you charge for everything. Why would anyone want to fly with you again?

The staff from LAX to New Orleans were rude but the staff from New Orleans to LAX were nice!

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