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$129 Find Cheap Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara (DFW-SBA)

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

Fri, Nov 7 - Sat, Nov 8
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5:55 pm - 9:59 pmDFW-SBA
6h 04m1 stop
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8:35 am - 6:54 pmSBA-DFW
8h 19m1 stop
$277Delta
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 4:11 pmDFW-SBA
11h 56m2 stops
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5:40 am - 3:38 pmSBA-DFW
7h 58m1 stop
$282Delta
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sat, Nov 8
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 4:11 pmDFW-SBA
11h 56m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 5:46 pmSBA-DFW
9h 56m2 stops
$287Delta
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
American Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 11:31 amDFW-SBA
3h 32mnonstop
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12:22 pm - 5:40 pmSBA-DFW
3h 18mnonstop
$331American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
American Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 11:31 amDFW-SBA
3h 32mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:13 pm - 11:10 pmSBA-DFW
7h 57m1 stop
$341American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
United Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 8:09 pmDFW-SBA
8h 24m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 3:56 pmSBA-DFW
8h 41m2 stops
$361United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 18
United Airlines Logo
4:03 pm - 11:59 pmDFW-SBA
9h 56m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 5:56 pmSBA-DFW
10h 41m2 stops
$394United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 13
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:29 pm - 6:41 pmDFW-SBA
26h 12m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 6:54 amSBA-DFW
9h 14m1 stop
$409Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 6:41 pmDFW-SBA
8h 06m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 5:00 pmSBA-DFW
7h 30m1 stop
$411Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:34 am - 6:41 pmDFW-SBA
14h 07m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 6:54 amSBA-DFW
9h 14m1 stop
$434Alaska Airlines
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Delta
Cheapest • from $277 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
5 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 34% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 28% price drop
June
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$277
Overall average: $593
Delta
Fri 11/7Sat 11/8
DFW - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$331
Typical prices: $367-510
American Airlines
Wed 9/24Sat 9/27
DFW - SBA • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Santa Barbara, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara is January, where tickets cost $360 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $593 and $575 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $377, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$129
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara was $129 for a one-way ticket and $277 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and Santa Barbara.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

    There are nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Dallas to Santa Barbara are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $527 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 $327 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $331 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara.
Find which airlines fly direct from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Barbara Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines

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Direct returns

Santa Barbara to Dallas/Fort Worth

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dallas 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 4242 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Plz don't take away free bags and free seating

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.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

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.

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.

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.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

A little bit more leg room in premium economy. I am 6’4”.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

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.

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

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.

Our bags took a long time to get unloaded once we landed.

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.

My Internet did not work for Outlook email or basically anything. I paid for one hour of in-flight usage and it was terrible. I spent a lot of time on different sites and browsers with no luck and a lot of frustration. Other than that, the flight was on time, crew was nice, service was fine. Seat was OK even though I paid for the extra 6 inches. I cannot imagine how tight the seats in the back must be.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

No issues. They did change our gate FOUR times in about 30 minutes which was mildly annoying but the flight was fine.

Crew should be nicer and emphatic with customers. Same cookies as the past 20 years. Seat are ok and the plane was clean though it was delayed.

Very poor delay in dfw was really bad n long

Because of rescheduling, they had to put me on a flight that didn't go through Dallas

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