Cheap flights from London to Sacramento

February is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar runs from September through June, so you can watch fares move across autumn, winter and spring. Winter departures outside the Christmas and New Year rush are usually the quietest and the least expensive; late spring and early summer cost more as US school holidays begin. Flying midweek rather than on a Friday or Sunday usually costs less. Book well ahead for December and for half-term weeks, and keep an eye on Thanksgiving and Christmas, when both ends of the route fill up.

Every itinerary here connects, and the airline mix shows it. KLM Cityhopper, Lufthansa City Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and Icelandair feed European hubs, while Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines fly the long transatlantic leg, and WestJet and Republic Airways tend to appear on connecting segments rather than the whole trip. There are no budget carriers in the list, so a checked bag and a meal on the long leg are often part of the fare — but the regional legs can be stricter, and a light ticket may exclude the bag entirely. Book the two legs separately and the second carrier has no duty to rebook you when the first one runs late.

Sacramento International is the only airport for the city, and it sits outside the centre — a drive rather than a walk. Taxis and rideshares pick up outside the terminal, rental cars are a short shuttle away, and if you would rather not drive, look up the bus timetable before you land. Because you arrive from abroad, you clear US immigration and customs at your first American airport, not in Sacramento; if that stop is where you change planes, you collect your bags, clear the border and recheck them, which is why a tight connection is a bad idea. Watch the airport codes on your ticket too — some itineraries into California land elsewhere and finish with a domestic hop.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of Sacramento

525 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-08 (America/Los_Angeles)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you leave from — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City are not interchangeable.
• Confirm whether your connection is on one ticket or two, since separate tickets leave you carrying the risk of a missed onward flight.
• Read the baggage allowance for each leg, as the rules can differ between carriers on one itinerary.
• Sort your US entry authorisation before you pay, because you cannot board without it.
• Aim at February for the lowest fares and book early for December and the school holiday weeks.
• You clear US customs at your first American airport, so leave room for bags to be rechecked.