CHS - SBA

$229 Find Cheap Flights from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Barbara departing on 4/11. 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 Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Barbara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$377
Overall average: $764
American Airlines
Tue 2/17Sat 2/21
CHS - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$229
Delta
Sat 4/11
CHS - SBA • 2 stops
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $377 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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July
Cheapest • 31% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Charleston to Santa Barbara (CHS-SBA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Charleston 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Charleston to Santa Barbara

Tue, Feb 17 - Sat, Feb 21
American Airlines Logo
7:05 am - 11:51 am
CHS
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SBA
7h 46m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 10:25 pm
SBA
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CHS
6h 44m1 stop
$377American Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Sat, Feb 21
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 2:35 pm
CHS
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SBA
10h 35m2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:05 pm - 9:45 pm
SBA
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CHS
6h 40m1 stop
$382Southwest
Tue, Feb 17 - Sat, Feb 21
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 2:35 pm
CHS
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SBA
10h 35m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:20 am - 6:40 pm
SBA
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CHS
10h 20m2 stops
$387Southwest
Mon, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 2
Delta Logo
12:00 pm - 9:55 pm
CHS
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SBA
12h 55m2 stops
Delta Logo
4:59 pm - 11:20 am
SBA
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CHS
15h 21m2 stops
$403Delta
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:22 pm - 1:53 pm
CHS
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SBA
21h 31m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:45 pm - 6:22 pm
SBA
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CHS
24h 37m1 stop
$434Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
Delta Logo
2:44 pm - 8:56 pm
CHS
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SBA
9h 12m1 stop
Delta Logo
8:45 am - 8:55 pm
SBA
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CHS
9h 10m1 stop
$435Delta
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
Delta Logo
12:53 pm - 9:55 pm
CHS
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SBA
12h 02m2 stops
Delta Logo
8:45 am - 5:53 pm
SBA
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CHS
6h 08m1 stop
$440Delta
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
American Airlines Logo
2:37 pm - 10:13 pm
CHS
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SBA
10h 36m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 8:43 am
SBA
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CHS
10h 51m2 stops
$445American Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Wed, Jan 28
United Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 8:52 pm
CHS
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SBA
7h 51m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 3:05 pm
SBA
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CHS
7h 05m1 stop
$472United Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Wed, Jan 28
United Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 8:52 pm
CHS
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SBA
7h 51m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 3:05 pm
SBA
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CHS
7h 05m1 stop
$477United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Charleston to Santa Barbara flights

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

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

For Charleston to Santa Barbara, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Santa Barbara back to Charleston, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Barbara is July, where tickets cost $398 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $878 and $797 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$229
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 38% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
Flight from Charleston to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Charleston to Santa Barbara

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Charleston to Santa Barbara was $229 for a one-way ticket and $377 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Charleston to Santa Barbara are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $636 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $519 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston with another airline. Booking your flights between Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Charleston 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 Charleston 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8007 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025
LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

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.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

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