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Direct Flights from Dallas to Sacramento

Sacramento · California

Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to SMF on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~7/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
1,428 mi
Flight time
~3h 20mgate to gate
Elevation
27 ft580 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Dallas (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF), 1,428 miles nonstop.DFWSMF

Which airports fly this route

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  • DFWSMFDallas Fort Worth International
    American~5/dayDaily (all week)1,428 mi
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  • DALSMFDallas Love Field
    Southwest~2/dayDaily (all week)1,440 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

37 cities have a nonstop to Sacramento, Dallas among them.

How long to go to Sacramento for, from Dallas

3h 20m in the air, 1,428 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.

With roughly 7 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Sacramento

Sacramento skyline from Sacramento River
Photo by Amadscientist · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sacramento is the state capital of California in the United States. It is the regional center for the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area, which dominates much of the surrounding Sacramento Valley and stretches into parts of Gold Country.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Sacramento

  1. The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art.
  2. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, in Sacramento, capital of the state of California. It is the seat of Bishop Jaime Soto.
  3. The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in William Land Park in Sacramento, California, United States. It opened on June 2, 1927, with 40 animals and occupied 4.2 acres (1.7 ha).
  4. Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province.
  5. The California Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of California, located in Sacramento, the capital of California.
  6. The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is a zoo and animal sanctuary located in the city of Folsom, California, in the United States, which has been open since 1963.
  7. The California Museum is the state history museum of the US state of California, located in its capital city of Sacramento.
  8. The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the California State Parks system that interprets the role of railroads in the Western U.S.
  9. The Bohart Museum of Entomology was founded in 1946 on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
  10. Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park is a historical site preserving an 1895 alternating current (AC) hydroelectric power station—one of the first in the United States.
  11. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
  12. The Leland Stanford Mansion, often known simply as the Stanford Mansion, is a historic mansion and California State Park in Sacramento, California, which serves as the official reception center for the Government of Cali…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Sacramento weather, compared with Dallas

3° cooler than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Sacramento 55°F · Dallas 57°F · 2° colder
April
Sacramento 72°F · Dallas 77°F · 5° colder
July
Sacramento 93°F · Dallas 96°F · 3° colder
October
Sacramento 78°F · Dallas 79°F · much the same

July averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Sacramento

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Sacramento is February–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–80°F.
How long to stay
Sacramento rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Crocker Art Museum, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California), and Sacramento Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Sacramento?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to Sacramento (SMF) on American, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Sacramento?
American, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and Sacramento (SMF).
Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to Sacramento?
You can leave from 2 Dallas airports: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Sacramento?
There are about 7 nonstop departures per day (roughly 49 per week) from Dallas to Sacramento.
How far is Sacramento from Dallas?
Sacramento is about 1,428 miles from Dallas by air.
What is there to do in Sacramento?
Popular things to do include Crocker Art Museum, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California), Sacramento Zoo, Sutter's Fort, and more.

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