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Denver → Sacramento

Jan 21, 2027 · one way

DEN → SMF1 adulteconomyOne way

11 flight options · 5 airlines

Nonstop flights

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Frontier Airlines
8:58 amDEN
2h 44m
Nonstop
10:42 amSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Southwest Airlines
10:45 pmDEN
2h 35m
Nonstop
12:20 am+1SMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
4:05 pmDEN
2h 41m
Nonstop
5:46 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Southwest Airlines
1:55 pmDEN
2h 35m
Nonstop
3:30 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
7:29 pmDEN
2h 45m
Nonstop
9:14 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Alaska Airlines
2:51 pmDEN
5h 40m
PDX · 1h 5m
7:31 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Delta Air Lines
12:29 pmDEN
4h 39m
SLC · 1h 14m
4:08 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Southwest Airlines
5:25 pmDEN
5h 55m
SAN · 1h 50m
10:20 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Southwest Airlines
12:40 pmDEN
5h
LAS · 1h 15m
4:40 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
6:00 amDEN
6h 8m
LAX · 1h 44m
11:08 amSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
7:20 pmDEN
5h 24m
SFO · 1h 35m
11:44 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2027-01-21 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF93665$80.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one waySouthwest AirlinesWN2046$137.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1208$147.252026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayAlaska AirlinesAS714 + AS636$156.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayDelta Air LinesDL1553 + DL1367$166.252026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one waySouthwest AirlinesWN3148$137.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA2132$147.252026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one waySouthwest AirlinesWN1780 + WN4618$147.252026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one waySouthwest AirlinesWN406 + WN287$147.252026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1850 + UA5537$156.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1389 + UA5566$156.752026-10-29T01:05:10Z

2027-01-21 · one way · $80.75

  • Frontier Airlines F93665: DEN 2027-01-21 08:58:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 10:42:00; nonstop; 164 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $137.75

  • Southwest Airlines WN2046: DEN 2027-01-21 22:45:00 → SMF 2027-01-22 00:20:00; nonstop; 155 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $147.25

  • United Airlines UA1208: DEN 2027-01-21 16:05:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 17:46:00; nonstop; 161 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $156.75

  • Alaska Airlines AS714 / AS636: DEN 2027-01-21 14:51:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 19:31:00; 1 stop(s) via PDX; 340 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AS714: DEN 2027-01-21 14:51:00 → PDX 2027-01-21 16:48:00; layover at PDX: 65 minutes.
    • AS636: PDX 2027-01-21 17:53:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 19:31:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $166.25

  • Delta Air Lines DL1553 / DL1367: DEN 2027-01-21 12:29:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 16:08:00; 1 stop(s) via SLC; 279 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL1553: DEN 2027-01-21 12:29:00 → SLC 2027-01-21 14:06:00; layover at SLC: 74 minutes.
    • DL1367: SLC 2027-01-21 15:20:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 16:08:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $137.75

  • Southwest Airlines WN3148: DEN 2027-01-21 13:55:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 15:30:00; nonstop; 155 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $147.25

  • United Airlines UA2132: DEN 2027-01-21 19:29:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 21:14:00; nonstop; 165 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $147.25

  • Southwest Airlines WN1780 / WN4618: DEN 2027-01-21 17:25:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 22:20:00; 1 stop(s) via SAN; 355 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN1780: DEN 2027-01-21 17:25:00 → SAN 2027-01-21 18:45:00; layover at SAN: 110 minutes.
    • WN4618: SAN 2027-01-21 20:35:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 22:20:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $147.25

  • Southwest Airlines WN406 / WN287: DEN 2027-01-21 12:40:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 16:40:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 300 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN406: DEN 2027-01-21 12:40:00 → LAS 2027-01-21 13:40:00; layover at LAS: 75 minutes.
    • WN287: LAS 2027-01-21 14:55:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 16:40:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $156.75

  • United Airlines UA1850 / UA5537: DEN 2027-01-21 06:00:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 11:08:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 368 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA1850: DEN 2027-01-21 06:00:00 → LAX 2027-01-21 07:36:00; layover at LAX: 104 minutes.
    • UA5537: LAX 2027-01-21 09:20:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 11:08:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $156.75

  • United Airlines UA1389 / UA5566: DEN 2027-01-21 19:20:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 23:44:00; 1 stop(s) via SFO; 324 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA1389: DEN 2027-01-21 19:20:00 → SFO 2027-01-21 21:10:00; layover at SFO: 95 minutes.
    • UA5566: SFO 2027-01-21 22:45:00 → SMF 2027-01-21 23:44:00.

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