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Route overview: Washington, DC to Sacramento (SMF) flight deals

Dulles → Sacramento

Dec 13, 2026 · one way

IAD → SMF1 adulteconomyOne way

7 flight options · 4 airlines

Nonstop flights

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
6:00 pmIAD
5h 57m
Nonstop
8:57 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Frontier Airlines
1:09 pmIAD
8h 40m
LAS · 1h 34m
6:49 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

American Airlines
3:23 pmIAD
8h 31m
CLT · 1h 14m
8:54 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Delta Air Lines
7:09 amIAD
8h 11m
MSP · 1h 5m
12:20 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
8:15 amIAD
8h 28m
SFO · 1h 23m
1:43 pmSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
6:10 amIAD
8h 47m
ORD · 1h 35m
11:57 amSMF

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Delta Air Lines
7:00 amIAD
8h 2m
SLC · 1h 16m
12:02 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.

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Route overview: Washington, DC to Sacramento (SMF) flight deals

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA2435$250.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF94277 + F92069$130.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayAmerican AirlinesAA5543 + AA2464$210.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayDelta Air LinesDL3996 + DL1701$230.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1147 + UA4790$220.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA565 + UA2145$220.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z
2026-12-13 · one wayDelta Air LinesDL432 + DL1423$230.002026-10-29T01:07:59Z

2026-12-13 · one way · $250.00

  • United Airlines UA2435: IAD 2026-12-13 18:00:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 20:57:00; nonstop; 357 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 · one way · $130.00

  • Frontier Airlines F94277 / F92069: IAD 2026-12-13 13:09:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 18:49:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 520 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F94277: IAD 2026-12-13 13:09:00 → LAS 2026-12-13 15:31:00; layover at LAS: 94 minutes.
    • F92069: LAS 2026-12-13 17:05:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 18:49:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $210.00

  • American Airlines AA5543 / AA2464: IAD 2026-12-13 15:23:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 20:54:00; 1 stop(s) via CLT; 511 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA5543: IAD 2026-12-13 15:23:00 → CLT 2026-12-13 17:01:00; layover at CLT: 74 minutes.
    • AA2464: CLT 2026-12-13 18:15:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 20:54:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $230.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL3996 / DL1701: IAD 2026-12-13 07:09:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 12:20:00; 1 stop(s) via MSP; 491 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL3996: IAD 2026-12-13 07:09:00 → MSP 2026-12-13 09:20:00; layover at MSP: 65 minutes.
    • DL1701: MSP 2026-12-13 10:25:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 12:20:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $220.00

  • United Airlines UA1147 / UA4790: IAD 2026-12-13 08:15:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 13:43:00; 1 stop(s) via SFO; 508 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA1147: IAD 2026-12-13 08:15:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 11:22:00; layover at SFO: 83 minutes.
    • UA4790: SFO 2026-12-13 12:45:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 13:43:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $220.00

  • United Airlines UA565 / UA2145: IAD 2026-12-13 06:10:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 11:57:00; 1 stop(s) via ORD; 527 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA565: IAD 2026-12-13 06:10:00 → ORD 2026-12-13 07:32:00; layover at ORD: 95 minutes.
    • UA2145: ORD 2026-12-13 09:07:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 11:57:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $230.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL432 / DL1423: IAD 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 12:02:00; 1 stop(s) via SLC; 482 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL432: IAD 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → SLC 2026-12-13 09:54:00; layover at SLC: 76 minutes.
    • DL1423: SLC 2026-12-13 11:10:00 → SMF 2026-12-13 12:02:00.

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