ALB - SBA

$270 Find Cheap Flights from Albany 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 Albany to Santa Barbara departing on 5/31. 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 Albany 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 Albany to Santa Barbara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$408
Southwest
Sat 10/17Wed 10/21
ALB - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$270
Typical prices: $249-$265
United Airlines
Sun 5/31
ALB - SBA • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $408 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Albany and Santa Barbara. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $390 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 8h 08m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Albany to Santa Barbara (ALB-SBA)

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

Sat, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 21
Southwest Logo
4:15 pm - 9:00 pm
ALB
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SBA
7h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 3:30 pm
SBA
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ALB
6h 50m
1 stop
$408Southwest
Sat, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 21
Southwest Logo
12:45 pm - 9:00 pm
ALB
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SBA
11h 15m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 3:30 pm
SBA
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ALB
6h 50m
1 stop
$413Southwest
Sat, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 21
American Airlines Logo
7:08 am - 3:09 pm
ALB
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SBA
11h 01m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 10:51 am
SBA
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ALB
12h 11m
2 stops
$418American Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Tue, Sep 1
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
ALB
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SBA
10h 15m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 9:20 pm
SBA
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ALB
11h 25m
2 stops
$477Southwest
Sat, Aug 8 - Tue, Sep 1
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
ALB
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SBA
10h 15m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 10:00 pm
SBA
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ALB
12h 05m
1 stop
$478Southwest
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:31 am
ALB
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SBA
8h 31m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:43 pm - 10:24 am
SBA
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ALB
12h 41m
2 stops
$510United Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 5:45 pm
ALB
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SBA
12h 45m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:43 pm - 10:24 am
SBA
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ALB
12h 41m
2 stops
$515United Airlines
Sat, May 23 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 1:02 pm
ALB
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SBA
8h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 10:43 am
SBA
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ALB
11h 19m
2 stops
$532United Airlines
Sat, May 23 - Wed, May 27
Southwest Logo
12:15 pm - 9:05 pm
ALB
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SBA
11h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:35 pm - 8:00 am
SBA
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ALB
10h 25m
2 stops
$537Southwest
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:31 am
ALB
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SBA
8h 31m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 11:06 pm
SBA
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ALB
7h 33m
1 stop
$550United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Albany to Santa Barbara flights

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Albany to Santa Barbara?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Albany to Santa Barbara were found on Southwest ($408) and American Airlines ($418).

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Cheapest flight$270
Flight from Albany to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Albany to Santa Barbara

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Albany to Santa Barbara was $270 for a one-way ticket and $408 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    When flying out of Albany you will be using Albany Intl. You will be landing at Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara.

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

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

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Albany and Santa Barbara.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Albany to Santa Barbara are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $511 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $448 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Albany 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 Albany to Santa Barbara.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Albany 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 Albany 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 Albany with another airline. Booking your flights between Albany 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 Albany 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 Albany up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Albany to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Albany 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 Albany 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4298 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, May 2026
LAS - SFO
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Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

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.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

To have arrived on time and not 3 hours late after having already spent $100 to change to an earlier flight, only to arrive back home close to the original flight time.

American Airlines is a miserable experience. It is predictably miserable, in the sense that every time I fly American, I brace myself for the certainty that it will be unpleasant and uncomfortable. But it is unpredictable in the sense that I never know if the flight will be on time or delayed nine hours (both happened to me this week). I never know if I will be able to sit in the seat that I selected when I purchased the ticket or if I will be told by Customer Service (!!!) that I must relocate from first class to a seat in the back of the aircraft with no explanation (both happened to me this week). Will the food be frozen and half defrosted, or scalding hot? Will the drinks be warm? Will the flight attendants be surly and mean? Will the toilets be cramped and foul? Will the seats be narrow and uncomfortable? Will there be a real electric outlet at the seat, or just an unreliable USB-2 port? Will there be enough seats in the boarding lounge or just a few? Will the boarding process be smooth and efficient, or will the gate agents mess it up and delay it needlessly for 30 or 40 minutes? Will the catering and cleaning crew be prompt or will they take an extra 30 minutes? Will the brakes on the aircraft work properly, or will the pilot delay takeoff for four hours while the ground crew attends to what can only be described as routine maintenance that should have been done the night before? I've eexperienced every one of these unpleasant things this year, 2026. The only thing I can reliably count on is that American will find a new way to make the experience of flying as miserable as they possibly can.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

The WiFi would not connect enough for me to do my actual work. It permaspooled, disconnected, said it was connected, then wouldn't open an email... it was frustrating. I am not a tall person, 5'4" - and I felt cramped with little room to reach into my bag under the seat in front of me. I feel sorry for anyone taller than me having to fly. the one positive thing I will add, is the overhead bins are roomy enough to manage more bags than other carriers.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

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