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Find cheap flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa from $325

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to Tampa departing on 6/4. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Santa Barbara to Tampa, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Santa Barbara to Tampa, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Santa Barbara to Tampa (SBA-TPA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa 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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7:15 pm - 9:06 amSBA-TPA
10h 51m2 stops
5:27 am - 11:35 amTPA-SBA
9h 08m1 stop
$325American Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
6:39 pm - 9:25 amSBA-TPA
11h 46m2 stops
5:27 am - 11:35 amTPA-SBA
9h 08m1 stop
$339American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Sun, Jun 9
12:31 pm - 9:58 pmSBA-TPA
6h 27m1 stop
5:27 am - 11:35 amTPA-SBA
9h 08m1 stop
$399American Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
7:15 pm - 9:06 amSBA-TPA
10h 51m2 stops
3:39 pm - 10:44 pmTPA-SBA
10h 05m2 stops
$407American Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
6:25 am - 4:02 pmSBA-TPA
6h 37m1 stop
5:27 am - 11:35 amTPA-SBA
9h 08m1 stop
$413American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Sun, Jun 9
6:39 pm - 9:25 amSBA-TPA
11h 46m2 stops
5:27 am - 12:35 pmTPA-SBA
10h 08m2 stops
$443American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Sun, Jun 9
7:10 pm - 7:05 amSBA-TPA
8h 55m1 stop
6:50 pm - 11:29 pmTPA-SBA
7h 39m1 stop
$527United Airlines
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Sun, May 19 - Sun, Jun 2
5:15 am - 11:15 pmSBA-TPA
15h 00m1 stop
6:50 pm - 12:16 amTPA-SBA
8h 26m1 stop
$581United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 7 - Sun, Jun 16
5:15 am - 5:36 amSBA-TPA
21h 21m1 stop
6:50 pm - 12:16 amTPA-SBA
8h 26m1 stop
$696United Airlines
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sun, Jun 23
7:35 am - 5:50 pmSBA-TPA
7h 15m1 stop
2:43 pm - 9:19 pmTPA-SBA
9h 36m1 stop
$698Delta
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Fri, Jun 14 - Sun, Jun 23

Flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to Tampa?

The average price of all flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Santa Barbara to Tampa, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Tampa back to Santa Barbara, the best deals are generally found on Sunday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa, 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 Tampa is September, where tickets cost $258 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and November, where the average cost of tickets is $433 and $390 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Santa Barbara to Tampa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 78 days before departure.

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Low season

November

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$325
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 32% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Tampa 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 Tampa

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Tampa was $325 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    No

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $491 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $546 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

    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 Tampa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Tampa 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 Tampa?

    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 Tampa with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and TPA 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 Tampa?

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

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Top airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Tampa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Tampa. 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 Tampa? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11090 reviews
6.7Food
7.7Boarding
7.2Comfort
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
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I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

2.0 Mediocretimothy, May 2024SBA - DEN
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I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

There was a group of school age passengers that were very loud and unruly with their chaperones were no where to be found.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

I liked everything about the flight. The service was excellent!

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

It was a good flight. Of course it was full, but it went well.

We sat on the plane for 1 hour because the airline was short handed could not be unloading.

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

Flight delayed 3 times. We were directed to go to a gate across from our gate. The plane wasn't there yet so we had to wait for it to arrive, then deplane everyone and then wait again for the plane to be cleaned. After 45 minuites we were allowed on the plane. The first plane had mechanical issues. The 2nd plane must have had bathroom issues because we did not have any food service whatsoever. No snack or beverage. That made for a long time not to have anything considering that we had just made it to the original gate and we had no time to stop to get food or a drink. Then we didn't want to leave the gate to get food because we wouldn't know how much longer the delay would be. Then the next gate change. Had we been told that the total time would have been aprox 45 min later we would have left to get food and a beverage. We had to wait again for the okay to the pilot to take off so we were on the runway for another 20 min. Overall, we were delayed over 2 hours which felt like 4 hours.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Me and my husband experienced very bad in American Airlines. We missed our flight going to Doha. The American Airlines was delayed we arrived already 10:27pm. Supposed to be 9:40 pm. So what they did they rebooked our flight and they gave us a hotel. When we arrived at the hotel the front desk said it was fully booked already. Oh my gosh! I said why did you accept the booking if it's fully booked. The guy said that's American Airlines they just book even it's already full. That's 2am already, we have nothing to do so, we decided to go another hotel. We pay the room, food and taxi. Pls give an action on this matter. Refund our expenses and give us more compensation. Not only our room, food, taxi but also our efforts, tiredness looking for a room that can accommodate us.

Horrible. Flight was delayed and very bumpy. I was super unhappy

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

Last minute flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Santa Barbara to Tampa that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 43mSBA-TPA
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 26mTPA-SBA
$556
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 35mSBA-TPA
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 19mTPA-SBA
$559
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 15mSBA-TPA
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 19mTPA-SBA
$564

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