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Find cheap flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara from $155

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara departing on 7/31. 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara, 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from St. Louis to Santa Barbara (STL-SBA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara 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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2:05 pm - 8:11 pmSTL-SBA
8h 06m1 stop
6:20 am - 2:08 pmSBA-STL
5h 48m1 stop
$310American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
4:20 pm - 8:11 pmSTL-SBA
5h 51m1 stop
12:15 pm - 10:24 pmSBA-STL
8h 09m2 stops
$315American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
6:26 am - 3:31 pmSTL-SBA
11h 05m2 stops
12:15 pm - 10:24 pmSBA-STL
8h 09m2 stops
$320American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
4:51 pm - 9:11 pmSTL-SBA
6h 20m1 stop
5:15 am - 12:43 pmSBA-STL
5h 28m1 stop
$363United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 26
7:44 am - 11:35 amSTL-SBA
5h 51m1 stop
4:20 pm - 11:49 pmSBA-STL
5h 29m1 stop
$376American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 23 - Fri, Aug 23
2:28 pm - 6:39 pmSTL-SBA
6h 11m1 stop
6:20 am - 1:48 pmSBA-STL
5h 28m1 stop
$406American Airlines
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Wed, May 8 - Sat, May 11
9:05 am - 12:58 pmSTL-SBA
5h 53m1 stop
6:36 pm - 4:22 pmSBA-STL
19h 46m2 stops
$453United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 26 - Mon, Aug 26
7:55 am - 12:18 pmSTL-SBA
6h 23m1 stop
7:25 am - 4:20 pmSBA-STL
6h 55m1 stop
$481Delta
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Thu, Jun 27 - Sat, Jul 6
8:47 am - 1:04 pmSTL-SBA
6h 17m1 stop
5:15 am - 12:41 pmSBA-STL
5h 26m1 stop
$496United Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Sat, May 11
6:25 pm - 11:47 pmSTL-SBA
7h 22m1 stop
7:25 am - 4:20 pmSBA-STL
6h 55m1 stop
$527Delta
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Sun, Jul 7 - Fri, Jul 12

Flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

The average price of all flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Santa Barbara on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara, 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara is January, where tickets cost $439 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and October, where the average cost of tickets is $759 and $731 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Delta offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $155. KAYAK users also found St. Louis to Santa Barbara round-trip flights on American Airlines from $310 and on United Airlines from $363.

Good to know

Low season

December

High season

April

Cheapest flight

$155
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from St. Louis to Santa Barbara based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara was $155 for a one-way ticket and $310 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between St. Louis and Santa Barbara?

    A passport is not required to fly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $552 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 $486 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

    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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara.

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

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

    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 Santa Barbara with an airline and back to St. Louis with another airline. Booking your flights between St. Louis and SBA 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

    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 Santa Barbara from St. Louis 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from St. Louis to Santa Barbara. 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara? 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 11289 reviews
7.7boarding
7.1entertainment
7.2comfort
8.1crew
6.7food
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delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

2.0 MediocreWayne, Apr 2024ORD - SFO
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delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

Too many fees (but that seems to apply to all airlines nowadays)

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

The flight and crew were fine. The entertainment- the sound was so bad through the headphones I could barely understand it and it was a show I had seen before. The food might have been fine but having to have an account with united in order to access the app in order to pay for the food was rage inducing. I had entered my credit card info at home and logged in as guest but that wouldn’t allow the “wallet” tab to open in the app. And then the wifi was so bad that it took about 45 minutes to fully log in and get all the info working at which time I missed the food. You shouldn’t have to give your address, email and phone number in order to get a hamburger.

American Airlines continues to price it can provide the least comfortable passenger experience in the air. This legacy carrier rivals the budgets for both terrible seats and inadequate amenities. I am a 5’7” woman who is not wider than a coach seat (even on these narrow bodied aircraft). My 3.5 hour flight was terribly uncomfortable because the leg room is inadequate (my knees hit the seat on front of me even when it was not reclined); the seat barely reclines; and the foam padding is worn thin to the extent one can feel the metal supports of the seat. Add to this the fact that the aisle is super narrow, so that the drink cart literally scrapes the arm rest of the aisle seat. It’s basically torture.

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

Poor availability of food. Cold cabin temperature. Extremely long waiting time for a flight attendant to respond to a call button signal.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from St. Louis to Santa Barbara found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/31Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 33mSTL-SBA
$155
7/31Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 00mSTL-SBA
$180
7/31Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 18mSTL-SBA
$419

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Last minute flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara

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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 15mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 37mSBA-STL
$706
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 32mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 37mSBA-STL
$711
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 32mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 17mSBA-STL
$716
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 49mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 37mSBA-STL
$728
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 36mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 37mSBA-STL
$731
4/26Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 36mSTL-SBA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 24mSBA-STL
$736

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St. Louis - Santa Barbara Flights

Departure:

St. Louis (STL)United States

Destination:

Santa Barbara (SBA)United States

Return flight deals:

Santa Barbara - St. Louis

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