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$149 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Boston

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to Boston departing on 10/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$297
Typical prices: $630-$332
United Airlines
Wed 9/16Wed 9/30
SBA - BOS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$149
Typical prices: $264-$366
American Airlines
Tue 10/6
SBA - BOS • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $297 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Santa Barbara and Boston. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $265 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 26m (one-way)
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When to book
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 47% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 18% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Boston (SBA-BOS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Boston 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to Boston

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 9:02 pm
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BOS
8h 27m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 8:11 pm
BOS
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SBA
9h 16m
1 stop
$297United Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 11:30 pm
SBA
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BOS
7h 57m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:32 pm
BOS
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SBA
10h 32m
2 stops
$302United Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 11:24 pm
SBA
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BOS
10h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:51 am - 11:30 am
BOS
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SBA
8h 39m
1 stop
$304American Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Sat, Sep 5
Delta Logo
4:47 pm - 9:39 am
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BOS
13h 52m
2 stops
Delta Logo
8:15 am - 4:07 pm
BOS
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SBA
10h 52m
2 stops
$307Delta
Wed, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 11:24 pm
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BOS
10h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:51 am - 11:30 am
BOS
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SBA
8h 39m
1 stop
$308American Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 11:24 pm
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BOS
10h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:51 am - 11:30 am
BOS
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SBA
8h 39m
1 stop
$311American Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 11:24 pm
SBA
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BOS
8h 09m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:51 am - 11:30 am
BOS
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SBA
8h 39m
1 stop
$314American Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
12:37 pm - 1:14 am
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BOS
9h 37m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:52 am
BOS
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SBA
8h 52m
1 stop
$315United Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 8:01 pm
SBA
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BOS
11h 06m
2 stops
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6:55 am - 4:17 pm
BOS
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SBA
12h 22m
2 stops
$317Delta
Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
12:43 pm - 11:57 pm
SBA
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BOS
8h 14m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:05 am - 4:07 pm
BOS
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SBA
10h 02m
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$319Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Boston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Barbara to Boston to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Santa Barbara to Boston?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to Boston departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to Boston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Boston, 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 Santa Barbara to Boston is February, where tickets cost $412 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $555 and $549 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Barbara to Boston?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Boston, 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 Santa Barbara to Boston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$149
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Boston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Boston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Santa Barbara to Boston

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Boston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Boston was $149 for a one-way ticket and $297 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Santa Barbara and Boston?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Santa Barbara to Boston?

    Santa Barbara and Boston are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Santa Barbara from Santa Barbara and will be arriving at Boston Logan Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Santa Barbara to Boston?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Boston?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Boston, Southwest or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Boston are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $563 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $482 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to Boston?

    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 Santa Barbara to Boston.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Boston from Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara to Boston?

    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 Boston with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and BOS 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 Santa Barbara to Boston?

    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 Boston from Santa Barbara up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to Boston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Boston. 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 Santa Barbara to Boston? 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 4254 reviews
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
SMF - LAS
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Wish there were more complimentary drinks available - only had water and apple juice. Also - no snacks were provided during the flight, but we were offered some items as we exited the plane.

No negatives. Crew was great, flight was on time and there were no crazy passengers. 🤩

It might not have been their fault, but there was a two hour delay due to weather. Then we boarded and were about to leave when they said there were more problems at the destination, took us back to the gate where we had to fully deplane. But then five minutes later, they said everything was fine and to get back on the plane. This was the part that pissed everybody off.

Internet was great. It was nice to watch a movie. The crew was very nice.

The gate agents begged us to check our carryons. They BEGGED us, over and over, and said that the flight was completely, totally full, and said that if we don't check our bags, it will cause huge delays. They finally said that "group suchandsuch will be required to check bags!" So I checked mine. Well, the flight wasn't close to being full, and many of the overhead compartments were *empty*! Moreover, my bag was delayed at the carousel, and it wasn't on the carousel that was posted. COME ON, AIRLINE, you can look at the seating for the flight on your computer and decide whether it's really necessary to beg and beg and beg people to go through the hassle of checking their bags! This is annoying as hell and makes me not want to use your crummy airline ever again.

Flight got delayed like 5 times, then they put and ada passenger in the back of the plane.

They called me 2 hours before my original flight from SFO was to depart to let me know it was delayed and that I would miss my connection. They then rebooked on a different flight leaving a half hour earlier to a different connecting airport, so that I would not miss my connection. It all worked out and I arrived at my destination without a problem and 15 minutes earlier than the original flight would have. Nice!

Thank you to everyone, the crew and pilots.. they were so amazing!!

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

Comfortable seats, good drinks with lots of water refills, staff was kind and understanding of my disabled mother!

Much better than Latam, the worse airline company ever. I hope I don't have the need to fly Latam ever in my life again.

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

The tray table was broken and the food was terrible.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Flight delayed. Air broken. Cabin was hot enough to pass out. Delta shuttle’s becoming worse and worse.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

Ontario airport boarding was very easy to park and access, is clean and TSA took 10 minutes total. Check-in was a breeze and cruise was very nice.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Same plane as RDU to LGA — internet not working. Pilot issue of some sort at end of prior flight - I was on same plane for my connection. Late/delayed —

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

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