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$143 Find Cheap Flights from Austin to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from Austin to Santa Barbara (AUS-SBA)

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

Wed, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 6:41 pmAUS-SBA
13h 26m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 3:10 pmSBA-AUS
17h 30m1 stop
$285Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Wed, Nov 5
Delta Logo
11:20 am - 10:04 pmAUS-SBA
12h 44m2 stops
Delta Logo
8:20 am - 6:36 pmSBA-AUS
8h 16m1 stop
$290Delta
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Sat, Nov 1 - Wed, Nov 5
Southwest Logo
2:25 pm - 8:50 pmAUS-SBA
8h 25m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 2:35 pmSBA-AUS
6h 45m2 stops
$295Southwest
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Wed, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 1
Delta Logo
11:47 am - 8:08 pmAUS-SBA
10h 21m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:04 pmSBA-AUS
5h 14m1 stop
$312Delta
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Wed, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 1
Delta Logo
7:20 am - 4:07 pmAUS-SBA
10h 47m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:04 pmSBA-AUS
5h 14m1 stop
$317Delta
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Wed, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 19
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 10:35 amAUS-SBA
6h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 1:30 amSBA-AUS
7h 05m2 stops
$340Southwest
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Sat, Nov 15 - Sat, Nov 22
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:42 amAUS-SBA
6h 42m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 10:13 pmSBA-AUS
7h 32m1 stop
$346American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Tue, Jul 29
American Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 4:07 pmAUS-SBA
6h 02m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:12 am - 1:45 pmSBA-AUS
5h 33m1 stop
$366American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 10
United Airlines Logo
7:05 am - 2:42 pmAUS-SBA
9h 37m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:40 pm - 8:30 amSBA-AUS
9h 50m2 stops
$375United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 10
United Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 10:24 pmAUS-SBA
10h 09m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:40 pm - 10:08 amSBA-AUS
11h 28m2 stops
$380United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Austin to Santa Barbara flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Austin 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 Austin to Santa Barbara?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Austin to Santa Barbara clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Austin to Santa Barbara, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Austin, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Austin 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 Austin to Santa Barbara is September, where tickets cost $305 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $521 and $473 respectively.

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

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

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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$143
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Austin to Santa Barbara

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Austin to Santa Barbara was $143 for a one-way ticket and $285 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    Austin airport is called Austin Bergstrom and the only airport in Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Austin to Santa Barbara, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Austin to Santa Barbara are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $417 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $462 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Austin to Santa Barbara

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4278 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

8.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025PHX - SAN
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

The last 30 min or so, they put the heat on full. We thought we were being basted.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

The check in and bag drop off for Sky Priority members is slow. The Clear security was also slow - a TSA issue.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Simply outstanding. Their new lounge for Delta One customers is a cut above the rest.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

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