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$159 Find cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara departing on 10/2. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara (WAS-SBA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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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7:00 am - 11:41 amDCA-SBA
7h 41m1 stop
6:00 am - 6:59 pmSBA-DCA
9h 59m1 stop
$322American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
3:00 pm - 8:55 pmIAD-SBA
8h 55m1 stop
7:25 am - 7:58 pmSBA-IAD
9h 33m1 stop
$322Delta
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Sat, Nov 2 - Tue, Nov 5
4:36 pm - 8:55 pmBWI-SBA
7h 19m1 stop
7:25 am - 7:46 pmSBA-BWI
9h 21m1 stop
$322Delta
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Sat, Nov 2 - Tue, Nov 5
11:50 am - 7:20 pmDCA-SBA
10h 30m2 stops
6:00 am - 4:26 pmSBA-DCA
7h 26m1 stop
$326American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
7:20 am - 12:18 pmBWI-SBA
7h 58m1 stop
7:25 am - 10:46 pmSBA-BWI
12h 21m2 stops
$327Delta
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Sat, Nov 2 - Tue, Nov 5
7:15 am - 12:14 pmIAD-SBA
7h 59m1 stop
7:25 am - 11:28 pmSBA-IAD
13h 03m2 stops
$331Delta
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
6:30 am - 11:36 amIAD-SBA
8h 06m1 stop
6:36 pm - 5:47 amSBA-IAD
8h 11m1 stop
$432United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 17
4:10 pm - 11:57 pmIAD-SBA
10h 47m2 stops
6:00 am - 6:46 pmSBA-IAD
9h 46m2 stops
$436United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
7:00 am - 6:08 pmIAD-SBA
14h 08m1 stop
6:58 pm - 11:59 pmSBA-IAD
26h 01m1 stop
$532Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 10
4:16 pm - 10:28 amIAD-SBA
21h 12m2 stops
2:01 pm - 5:27 amSBA-IAD
12h 26m2 stops
$638Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 16

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. 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, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara is February, where tickets cost $407 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and July, where the average cost of tickets is $750 and $610 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 47 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on American Airlines ($159) and Delta ($159). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on American Airlines ($322) and Delta ($322).

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Low season

November

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$159
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 36% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara was $159 for a one-way ticket and $322 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Santa Barbara?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

    Washington, D.C. is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in Santa Barbara. You will leave Washington, D.C. from one of these airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. You will be arriving at Santa Barbara.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $521 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $526 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

8.0 ExcellentLiam, May 2024SLC - SJC
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

Serving a coffr Or a Drink would have been nice.

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

My interaction with the flight attendent Eve was horrible. I was seated in 3F and was blown away watching her repeatedly skip me as she took other customer orders for lunch...she took the customer next to me but skipped me, then took everyone's order around me (in front of and behind me) . After she had taken every customer's orders to include those behind me, she came to me and said we are out of everything except one last item. I was mortified, in that, I am a 1k flyer, had pre-ordered AND as an African American could only assume why she repeatedly skipped me...mortified. no words

The Flight was good, pilot seemed very skillful. My wheel chair sister who could barely walk was allotted the second last seat in the aircraft, with great difficulty she managed to reach on her seat, as she required attendance we were given separate seat, even on request no one cared, so much so there were single passengers who were given twin seats. May not be taken as complaint but a reminder to the checkin staff to keep in mind in future the allottment of wheel chair passengers seats.

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

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

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/2Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mDCA-SBA
$159
10/2Wed
1 stopDelta
8h 55mIAD-SBA
$159
10/2Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 30mDCA-SBA
$163
10/2Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 16mIAD-SBA
$163
7/31Wed
2 stopsDelta
10h 42mDCA-SBA
$164
6/17Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 39mIAD-SBA
$166
6/17Mon
1 stopDelta
10h 29mBWI-SBA
$166
6/30Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 52mIAD-SBA
$224
8/2Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 16mIAD-SBA
$247
7/20Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 16mIAD-SBA
$263

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Last minute flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 04mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 12mSBA-BWI
$624
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 17mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 12mSBA-BWI
$628
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 39mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 12mSBA-BWI
$690
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 17mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 12mSBA-BWI
$694
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 17mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 01mSBA-BWI
$717
6/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 58mBWI-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 23mSBA-BWI
$800
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mDCA-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 45mSBA-DCA
$812
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 02mIAD-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 09mSBA-IAD
$812
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 12mDCA-SBA
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 39mSBA-DCA
$816
5/31Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 49mDCA-SBA
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 51mSBA-DCA
$962

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Flights to Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara (SBA)United States

Return flight deals:

Santa Barbara - Washington, D.C.

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